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Epping vs Dover vs Underhill
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 highest household income ($104k).
Dover has grown the fastest since 2010 (+60%).
Underhill has the most kids (27.8% under 18).
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 | Underhill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,430Highest |
1,466Lowest |
3,141 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+60%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.1±3.5 16% above U.S. |
53.5±8.3Highest 38% above U.S. |
38.1±11.4Lowest about the U.S. average |
| 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% |
27.8%±10.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Underhill 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% |
17.6%±6Lowest 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
50.1%Highest 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% |
3.5%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Epping and Underhill 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. |
$92,267±$54k 14% above U.S. |
| Epping and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,900±$35k 31% above U.S. |
$332,900±$55kLowest about the U.S. average |
$446,000±$24kHighest 34% above U.S. |
| Underhill and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,742±$576Highest 23% above U.S. |
$670±$49Lowest 53% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,936Highest 122% above U.S. |
$4,510Lowest 45% above U.S. |
$6,697 115% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.1%±17.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±18.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Epping and Dover 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% |
6.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
79.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1984 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979Lowest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 22% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
33 minHighest 24% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
23.2%±11.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.4%±11.3Lowest 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 | — | #2 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Epping School District | River Valleys Unified School District #73 | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 |
| High school in town | Epping High School | None in town | 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.