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Enfield vs Epping vs Enfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Enfield has the most affordable homes ($278k median).
Epping has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.1%).
Enfield has the oldest population (median age 58.3).
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 | Enfield | Epping | Enfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,994Lowest |
7,430Highest |
4,475 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2% NH: +4.6% |
+11.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-2.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 58.1±20 34% above NH |
45.1±3.5Lowest 4% above NH |
58.3±5.4Highest 35% above NH |
| Enfield and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.5%±8.8 NH: 18.2% |
18.7%±4.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
7.9%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Epping and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 33.8%±12.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±5.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
30.7%±7.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Enfield and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
37% NH: 40.6% |
43%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±7.3Highest NH: 6% |
5.1%±3.3 NH: 6% |
2.7%±3.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Enfield and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $99,330±$21k about the NH average |
$104,220±$7kHighest 5% above NH |
$95,474±$19kLowest 4% below NH |
| Epping and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $277,900±$56kLowest 31% below NH |
$436,900±$35kHighest 9% above NH |
$390,800±$71k about the NH average |
| Epping and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,742±$576Highest 17% above NH |
$1,181±$563Lowest 21% below NH |
| Epping and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,779Lowest 28% below NH |
$6,936Highest 4% above NH |
$6,203 7% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.6%±17.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
17.8%±16.7 NH: 48.2% |
| Below poverty line | 23.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
16.6% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
86.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
82.1% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 19% below NH |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
24 min 11% below NH |
| Work from home | 10.6%±9.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
24%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
11%±5.7 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #5 of 120 in NH | #77 of 120 in NH | #5 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Epping School District | Mascoma Valley Regional School District |
| High school 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.