Compare towns
Epping vs Bow vs Windham vs Hampstead
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Epping has the most affordable homes ($437k median).
Bow has the shortest commute (27 min average).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
Hampstead has the most renters (17.9% 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 | Epping | Bow | Windham | Hampstead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 7,430Lowest |
8,335 |
16,038Highest |
9,102 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1% NH: +4.6% |
+9.4% NH: +4.6% |
+16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.1±3.5 4% above NH |
41.5±2 4% below NH |
41.1±2.9Lowest 5% below NH |
45.3±6.1Highest 5% above NH |
| Hampstead and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±4.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
25%±3.6 NH: 18.2% |
27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
21.3%±3.7 NH: 18.2% |
| Windham and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±5.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±2.5 NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
21.8%±4 NH: 20.1% |
| Epping and Hampstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
60.3% NH: 40.6% |
62.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
44.9% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.3 NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest NH: 6% |
5.1%±1.6 NH: 6% |
| Bow and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $104,220±$7kLowest 5% above NH |
$172,857±$16k 75% above NH |
$189,583±$19kHighest 91% above NH |
$112,348±$18k 13% above NH |
| Windham and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,900±$35kLowest 9% above NH |
$506,500±$34k 26% above NH |
$723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
$521,100±$45k 29% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,742±$576 17% above NH |
$1,539±$178 3% above NH |
$3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
$1,299±$149Lowest 13% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,936Lowest 4% above NH |
$9,584 44% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$8,634 30% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
39%±13.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
52.2%±50.9 NH: 48.2% |
44.1%±20.2 NH: 48.2% |
| Epping and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.7% NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
3.8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3% NH: 72.8% |
87.5% NH: 72.8% |
93.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
82.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989 10 yrs newer than NH |
1985Lowest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
1988 9 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 21% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
31 min 15% above NH |
30 min 13% above NH |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
22.7%±4.7 NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4.4 NH: 16.8% |
21%±4.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Epping and Bow 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 | #26 of 120 in NH | #13 of 120 in NH | #49 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Epping School District | Bow School District | Windham School District | Hampstead School District |
| High school in town | Epping High School | Bow High School | Windham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
12.8Highest |
12.8Highest |
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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.