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Chester vs Dummer vs Epping
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chester has the highest household income ($142k).
Dummer has the most affordable homes ($242k median).
Epping has the most people working from home (24%).
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 | Chester | Dummer | Epping |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,300 |
299Lowest |
7,430Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
— | +11.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 47.2±3.8 9% above NH |
53.6±6.4Highest 24% above NH |
45.1±3.5Lowest 4% above NH |
| Dummer and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±3.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.4%±5.1 NH: 18.2% |
18.7%±4.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Chester and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±4.6 NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±5.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Epping and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
16.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
37% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.1 NH: 6% |
0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
5.1%±3.3Highest NH: 6% |
| Epping and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $142,212±$19kHighest 44% above NH |
$91,250±$21kLowest 8% below NH |
$104,220±$7k 5% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $552,300±$42kHighest 37% above NH |
$242,200±$51kLowest 40% below NH |
$436,900±$35k 9% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,742±$576 17% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,464Highest 27% above NH |
$2,898Lowest 57% below NH |
$6,936 4% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 19%±72.7 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Epping and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
94.2% NH: 72.8% |
86.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1989 10 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 31% above NH |
25 minLowest 6% below NH |
32 min 21% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.4%±5.1 NH: 16.8% |
6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
24%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Epping and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #90 of 120 in NH | — | #77 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Chester School District | — | Epping School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Epping High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.3 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
NH 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.