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Canaan vs Epping vs Stewartstown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
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What stands out worked out from the figures below
Canaan has the shortest commute (15 min average).
Epping has the most people working from home (24%).
Stewartstown has the youngest population (median age 44.9).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Canaan | Epping | Stewartstown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 293Lowest |
7,430Highest |
960 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +11.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-19%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.9±20.1Highest 28% above U.S. |
45.1±3.5 16% above U.S. |
44.9±9.5Lowest 15% above U.S. |
| Canaan and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.2%±6.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.7%±4.8 U.S.: 22% |
16.9%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Canaan and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 35.5%±13.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±5.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.9%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Canaan and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 11% U.S.: 35.7% |
37%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
6.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.5%±5.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±3.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.3%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Canaan and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,263±$14k 25% below U.S. |
$104,220±$7kHighest 29% above U.S. |
$57,069±$15kLowest 29% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $121,500±$14kLowest 63% below U.S. |
$436,900±$35kHighest 31% above U.S. |
$210,400±$92k 37% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,742±$576Highest 23% above U.S. |
$273±$214Lowest 81% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,480Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$6,936Highest 122% above U.S. |
$2,980 4% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.2%±63.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
67.8%±25.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
19.7%±32.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Epping and Stewartstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
17.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1985 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 45% below U.S. |
32 min 22% above U.S. |
40 minHighest 52% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 0%±7.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
24%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.8%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #77 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Epping School District | Stewartstown School District |
| High school in town | — | Epping High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.3 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.