Compare towns
Dummer vs Epping vs Raymond
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dummer has the most affordable homes ($242k median).
Epping has the most people working from home (24%).
Raymond has the most renters (25% 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 | Dummer | Epping | Raymond |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 299Lowest |
7,430Highest |
3,645 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +11.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+30.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 53.6±6.4Highest 24% above NH |
45.1±3.5Lowest 4% above NH |
47.7±13.3 10% above NH |
| Dummer and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±5.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.7%±4.8 NH: 18.2% |
16.6%±7.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Dummer and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±4.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±5.2 NH: 20.1% |
25.2%±6.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Raymond and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
37%Highest NH: 40.6% |
24.1% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
5.1%±3.3 NH: 6% |
6.9%±4.2Highest NH: 6% |
| Raymond and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,250±$21k 8% below NH |
$104,220±$7kHighest 5% above NH |
$73,066±$8kLowest 26% below NH |
| Epping and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,200±$51kLowest 40% below NH |
$436,900±$35kHighest 9% above NH |
$314,900±$34k 22% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,742±$576Highest 17% above NH |
$994±$450Lowest 33% below NH |
| Epping and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,898Lowest 57% below NH |
$6,936Highest 4% above NH |
$5,113 23% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
27.6%±13.5 NH: 48.2% |
| Below poverty line | 9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7.1% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
86.3% NH: 72.8% |
75%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% below NH |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
31 min 14% above NH |
| Work from home | 6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
24%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
12.8%±5.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Epping and Raymond 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 | #96 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.