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Epping vs Dover vs Westminster
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%).
Westminster has the most affordable homes ($274k 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 | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,430Highest |
1,466Lowest |
2,999 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+60%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.1±3.5Lowest 16% above U.S. |
53.5±8.3Highest 38% above U.S. |
53.5±3.7Highest 38% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±4.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
10.2%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±4.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Epping and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.5%±6.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.6%±6.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Dover and Westminster 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% |
46.3% 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% |
4.4%±3.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Epping and Westminster 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. |
$71,491±$4k 11% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,900±$35kHighest 31% above U.S. |
$332,900±$55k about the U.S. average |
$273,800±$35kLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,742±$576Highest 23% above U.S. |
$670±$49Lowest 53% below U.S. |
$916±$126 35% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,936Highest 122% above U.S. |
$4,510 45% above U.S. |
$4,063Lowest 30% 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% |
49.2%±7.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Epping and Westminster 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% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
81.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1984 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1980Lowest same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
24 min 10% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
23.2%±11.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
27%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Westminster and Epping 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 | — | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Epping School District | River Valleys Unified School District #73 | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District |
| High school in town | Epping High School | None in town | Bellows Falls Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
— | 10.6Highest |
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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.