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Dunbarton vs Epping vs Epsom vs Henniker
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 highest household income ($124k).
Epping has the most people working from home (24%).
Epsom has the most affordable homes ($338k median).
Henniker has grown the fastest since 2010 (+27.9%).
Henniker is a college town. 27% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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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 | Epsom | Henniker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,097Lowest |
7,430Highest |
4,939 |
6,197 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9% NH: +4.6% |
+11.1% NH: +4.6% |
+5.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+27.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48±3.7Highest 11% above NH |
45.1±3.5 4% above NH |
47.1±3.4 9% above NH |
31.1±6.1Lowest 28% below NH |
| Dunbarton and Epsom 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%±4.8 NH: 18.2% |
18.2%±4.9 NH: 18.2% |
15.3%±3.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Dunbarton and Epping 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% |
20.7%±3.3 NH: 20.1% |
16.5%±6Lowest 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+ | 39.6% NH: 40.6% |
37%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
40.6% NH: 40.6% |
41.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±2Lowest NH: 6% |
5.1%±3.3 NH: 6% |
5.2%±2.4 NH: 6% |
27%±6.5Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $124,348±$21kHighest 26% above NH |
$104,220±$7k 5% above NH |
$97,941±$13k about the NH average |
$95,206±$21kLowest 4% below NH |
| Dunbarton and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $484,100±$33kHighest 20% above NH |
$436,900±$35k 9% above NH |
$338,400±$19kLowest 16% below NH |
$356,700±$49k 11% below NH |
| Dunbarton and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,166±$70 22% below NH |
$1,742±$576Highest 17% above NH |
$1,212±$437 19% below NH |
$1,081±$164Lowest 27% below NH |
| Epping and Epsom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,233 23% above NH |
$6,936 4% above NH |
$6,210Lowest 7% below NH |
$8,877Highest 33% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.7%±60.7 NH: 48.2% |
67.8%±25.9 NH: 48.2% |
71.2%±19.7Highest NH: 48.2% |
43.5%±22.6Lowest 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 | 3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.7% NH: 7.2% |
3.4% NH: 7.2% |
11.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
86.3% NH: 72.8% |
87.6% NH: 72.8% |
64.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 11 yrs newer than NH |
1989 10 yrs newer than NH |
1986 7 yrs newer than NH |
1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 25% above NH |
32 min 21% above NH |
31 min 15% above NH |
20 minLowest 24% below NH |
| Work from home | 12.6%±5.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
24%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.1%±4.3 NH: 16.8% |
15.5%±5.6 NH: 16.8% |
| Epping and Henniker 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 | #69 of 120 in NH | #56 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Dunbarton School District | Epping School District | Epsom School District | Henniker School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Epping High School | None in town | 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.