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Dunbarton vs Epping vs Auburn
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dunbarton has the oldest population (median age 48).
Epping has the most affordable homes ($437k median).
Auburn has grown the fastest since 2010 (+20%).
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 | Dunbarton | Epping | Auburn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,097Lowest |
7,430Highest |
6,119 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+11.1% NH: +4.6% |
+20%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48±3.7Highest 11% above NH |
45.1±3.5 4% above NH |
44.3±5.9Lowest about the NH average |
| Dunbarton and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.7%±4.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.3%±4.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Dunbarton and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±4.3 NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±5.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
13.4%±3.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Epping and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.6% NH: 40.6% |
37%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
55.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±2Lowest NH: 6% |
5.1%±3.3 NH: 6% |
7.2%±4.7Highest NH: 6% |
| Auburn and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,348±$21k 26% above NH |
$104,220±$7kLowest 5% above NH |
$153,253±$6kHighest 55% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $484,100±$33k 20% above NH |
$436,900±$35kLowest 9% above NH |
$600,300±$29kHighest 49% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,166±$70Lowest 22% below NH |
$1,742±$576 17% above NH |
$1,893±$822Highest 27% above NH |
| Auburn and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,233Highest 23% above NH |
$6,936Lowest 4% above NH |
$8,092 21% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.7%±60.7 NH: 48.2% |
67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
27.6%±27Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Epping and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3% NH: 7.2% |
4.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.5%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
86.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.9% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 11 yrs newer than NH |
1989 10 yrs newer than NH |
1984Lowest 5 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 25% above NH |
32 min 21% above NH |
28 minLowest 4% above NH |
| Work from home | 12.6%±5.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
24%±6.9 NH: 16.8% |
26.5%±6.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Auburn 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 | #33 of 120 in NH | #77 of 120 in NH | #44 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Dunbarton School District | Epping School District | Auburn School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Epping High School | None in town |
| 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.