Compare towns
Epping vs Concord vs Hooksett
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 people working from home (24%).
Concord has the most renters (43.2% rent).
Hooksett has the highest household income ($118k).
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 | Concord | Hooksett |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,430Lowest |
44,375Highest |
15,057 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+10.6% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.1±3.5Highest 4% above NH |
40.7±1.3Lowest 6% below NH |
41.3±1.5 5% below NH |
| Epping and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±4.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.2%±1.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±2.9 NH: 18.2% |
| Epping and Hooksett 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% |
18.7%±1.5 NH: 20.1% |
17.3%±2.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Epping and Concord 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% |
42.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
39.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.3Lowest NH: 6% |
6%±0.8 NH: 6% |
8.9%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,220±$7k 5% above NH |
$84,902±$5kLowest 14% below NH |
$117,962±$11kHighest 19% above NH |
| Hooksett and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,900±$35kHighest 9% above NH |
$350,900±$13kLowest 13% below NH |
$407,000±$26k about the NH average |
| Epping and Hooksett 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 |
$1,441±$43Lowest 3% below NH |
$1,661±$206 11% above NH |
| Epping and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,936 4% above NH |
$7,227Highest 8% above NH |
$6,554Lowest about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
44.1%±5.2 NH: 48.2% |
41.7%±16.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Epping and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7% NH: 7.2% |
8.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
56.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
80.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1988 9 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 21% above NH |
23 minLowest 14% below NH |
27 min about the NH average |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.1%±1.8 NH: 16.8% |
13.4%±3.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #77 of 120 in NH | #89 of 120 in NH | #30 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Epping School District | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District | Hooksett School District |
| High school in town | Epping High School | Concord High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
13.0Highest |
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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.