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Epping vs Dover vs Brookline
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Epping has the most expensive homes ($437k median).
Dover has grown the fastest since 2010 (+60%).
Brookline has the most affordable homes ($291k median).
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 | Dover | Brookline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,430Highest |
1,466 |
531Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+60%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.1±3.5Lowest 16% above U.S. |
53.5±8.3Highest 38% above U.S. |
45.1±2.7Lowest 16% above U.S. |
| Dover and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±4.8 U.S.: 22% |
10.2%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20%±6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Brookline and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±5.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
29.5%±6.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.6%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Dover and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.5%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.2%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Epping and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,220±$7kHighest 29% above U.S. |
$52,313±$7kLowest 35% below U.S. |
$80,833±$16k about the U.S. average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,900±$35kHighest 31% above U.S. |
$332,900±$55k about the U.S. average |
$290,700±$37kLowest 13% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,742±$576Highest 23% above U.S. |
$670±$49Lowest 53% below U.S. |
$1,732±$232 23% above U.S. |
| Epping and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,936Highest 122% above U.S. |
$4,510Lowest 45% above U.S. |
$5,000 60% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.1%±17.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
47.8%±94.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Epping and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1984 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
28 min 8% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
23.2%±11.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
20.6%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Epping and Dover 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 | — | — |
| School district | Epping School District | River Valleys Unified School District #73 | — |
| High school in town | Epping High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.