Compare towns
Clarksville vs Epping vs Columbia
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Clarksville has the most people working from home (25.1%).
Epping has the most expensive homes ($437k median).
Columbia has the shortest commute (20 min average).
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 | Clarksville | Epping | Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 371Lowest |
7,430Highest |
683 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +11.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-12.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 50.4±6.6 16% above NH |
45.1±3.5Lowest 4% above NH |
51.8±10.1Highest 20% above NH |
| Columbia and Clarksville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10%±7.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18.7%±4.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±5.2 NH: 18.2% |
| Epping and Columbia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±2.1 NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±5.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
29.9%±8.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Columbia and Clarksville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
37%Highest NH: 40.6% |
14.5% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±3Lowest NH: 6% |
5.1%±3.3 NH: 6% |
7%±3.7Highest NH: 6% |
| Columbia and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,385±$24k 34% below NH |
$104,220±$7kHighest 5% above NH |
$57,917±$13kLowest 42% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,700±$84kLowest 52% below NH |
$436,900±$35kHighest 9% above NH |
$196,400±$29k 51% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$620 25% below NH |
$1,742±$576Highest 17% above NH |
$792±$333Lowest 47% below NH |
| Epping and Clarksville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,276 66% below NH |
$6,936Highest 4% above NH |
$2,009Lowest 70% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±100 NH: 48.2% |
67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
9.1%±95.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Epping and Clarksville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
86.3% NH: 72.8% |
91.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 14 yrs newer than NH |
1989 10 yrs newer than NH |
1983Lowest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 15% below NH |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
20 minLowest 24% below NH |
| Work from home | 25.1%±9.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
24%±6.9 NH: 16.8% |
11.2%±6.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Clarksville and Epping 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 | — | #77 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Epping School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Epping High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.3 |
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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.