Compare towns
Deerfield vs Epping vs Epsom vs Pembroke
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Deerfield has the highest household income ($132k).
Epping has the most people working from home (24%).
Epsom has the most affordable homes ($338k median).
Pembroke has the most renters (32.6% rent).
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 | Deerfield | Epping | Epsom | Pembroke |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 4,932Lowest |
7,430 |
4,939 |
7,438Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+11.1% NH: +4.6% |
+5.9% NH: +4.6% |
+1.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42.8±4.2 about the NH average |
45.1±3.5 4% above NH |
47.1±3.4Highest 9% above NH |
41.9±3.3Lowest 3% below NH |
| Epsom and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±4.1 NH: 18.2% |
18.7%±4.8 NH: 18.2% |
18.2%±4.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
24%±4.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Pembroke and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 17.5%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±5.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.7%±3.3 NH: 20.1% |
16.4%±3.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Epping and Epsom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37% NH: 40.6% |
40.6% NH: 40.6% |
32.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.8 NH: 6% |
5.1%±3.3 NH: 6% |
5.2%±2.4Highest NH: 6% |
3.5%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Epsom and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $131,563±$10kHighest 33% above NH |
$104,220±$7k 5% above NH |
$97,941±$13k about the NH average |
$89,519±$22kLowest 10% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $421,000±$33k 5% above NH |
$436,900±$35kHighest 9% above NH |
$338,400±$19kLowest 16% below NH |
$371,500±$20k 8% below NH |
| Epping and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,593±$318 7% above NH |
$1,742±$576Highest 17% above NH |
$1,212±$437Lowest 19% below NH |
$1,218±$354 18% below NH |
| Epping and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,369 11% above NH |
$6,936 4% above NH |
$6,210Lowest 7% below NH |
$7,589Highest 14% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.4%±17.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
67.8%±25.9 NH: 48.2% |
71.2%±19.7Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.4%±21.8 NH: 48.2% |
| Epsom and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.8% NH: 7.2% |
4.7% NH: 7.2% |
3.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
15%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
86.3% NH: 72.8% |
87.6% NH: 72.8% |
67.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1986 7 yrs newer than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 28% above NH |
32 min 21% above NH |
31 min 15% above NH |
25 minLowest 8% below NH |
| Work from home | 22.4%±6.3 NH: 16.8% |
24%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.1%±4.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
17%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Epping and Deerfield 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 | #61 of 120 in NH | #77 of 120 in NH | #69 of 120 in NH | #85 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Deerfield School District | Epping School District | Epsom School District | Pembroke School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Epping High School | None in town | Pembroke Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.3Lowest |
— | 13.1Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.