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Cooper vs Epping vs Winterville plantation
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cooper has the oldest population (median age 46.5).
Epping has the highest household income ($104k).
Winterville plantation has the most people working from home (32%).
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 | Cooper | Epping | Winterville plantation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 157Lowest |
7,430Highest |
248 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +11.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 46.5±9.1Highest 20% above U.S. |
45.1±3.5 16% above U.S. |
43.7±18.7Lowest 12% above U.S. |
| Cooper and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±17Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.7%±4.8 U.S.: 22% |
24.2%±7.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Winterville plantation and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±14 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.6%±10.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Winterville plantation and Cooper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
37%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±9.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±3.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.8%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Epping and Cooper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $48,750±$15k 40% below U.S. |
$104,220±$7kHighest 29% above U.S. |
$47,500±$35kLowest 41% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $212,500±$66k 36% below U.S. |
$436,900±$35kHighest 31% above U.S. |
$204,100±$28kLowest 39% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,742±$576 23% above U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,929 38% below U.S. |
$6,936Highest 122% above U.S. |
$1,443Lowest 54% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 67.8%±25.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
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| Below poverty line | 20.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
98.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1989 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 44 minHighest 66% above U.S. |
32 min 22% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.5%±11Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
24%±6.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
32%±10.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Winterville plantation 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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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.