What stands out worked out from the figures below

Enosburg Falls has the most affordable homes ($207k median).

Epping has the most people working from home (24%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Enosburg Falls	Epping
People
Population	1,570Lowest	7,430Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4%	+11.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4%
Median age	37.3±2.9Lowest 4% below U.S.	45.1±3.5Highest 16% above U.S.
Kids under 18	23.9%±4.3Highest U.S.: 22%	18.7%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 22%
	Enosburg Falls and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	15.7%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2%	22.6%±5.2Highest U.S.: 17.2%
	Epping and Enosburg Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	15.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%	37%Highest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	7.1%±3.6Highest U.S.: 6.4%	5.1%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4%
	Enosburg Falls and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$50,870±$17kLowest 37% below U.S.	$104,220±$7kHighest 29% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$206,500±$38kLowest 38% below U.S.	$436,900±$35kHighest 31% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$832±$247Lowest 41% below U.S.	$1,742±$576Highest 23% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,475Lowest 11% above U.S.	$6,936Highest 122% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	60.5%±24.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1%	67.8%±25.9Highest U.S.: 51.1%
	Epping and Enosburg Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	19.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5%	4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	70%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%	86.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S.	1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minLowest 20% above U.S.	32 minHighest 22% above U.S.
Work from home	3%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1%	24%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	—	#77 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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U.S. 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.