Compare towns
Deering vs Epping vs Sutton vs Warner
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Deering has the most affordable homes ($310k median).
Epping has the most people working from home (24%).
Sutton has the highest household income ($130k).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% 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 | Deering | Epping | Sutton | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,938Lowest |
7,430Highest |
2,239 |
2,959 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+11.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+7.7% NH: +4.6% |
+3.7% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±5.7Highest 13% above NH |
45.1±3.5 4% above NH |
48.1±4.1 11% above NH |
43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
| Deering and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±4.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18.7%±4.8 NH: 18.2% |
20.5%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Sutton and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±1.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±5.2 NH: 20.1% |
21.6%±5.9 NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Deering and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
37% NH: 40.6% |
44.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
42.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
5.1%±3.3 NH: 6% |
4.9%±3.6 NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Warner and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $101,250±$16k about the NH average |
$104,220±$7k 5% above NH |
$130,313±$31kHighest 32% above NH |
$94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
| Sutton and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $309,900±$27kLowest 23% below NH |
$436,900±$35kHighest 9% above NH |
$362,600±$16k 10% below NH |
$353,100±$22k 12% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$116 12% below NH |
$1,742±$576Highest 17% above NH |
$1,656±$614 11% above NH |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
| Epping and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,223Lowest 7% below NH |
$6,936 4% above NH |
$7,652Highest 15% above NH |
$7,650 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.9%±27.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
27.6%±47.2 NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Epping and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 14.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.8% NH: 7.2% |
8.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.7% NH: 72.8% |
86.3% NH: 72.8% |
95.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1975 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 49% above NH |
32 min 21% above NH |
29 minLowest 10% above NH |
32 min 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 10%±2.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
24%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.8%±5.6 NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Epping and Warner 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 | Kearsarge Regional School District | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | — | Epping High School | Kearsarge Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.3Lowest |
10.4Highest |
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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.