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Epping vs Dracut vs Hooksett
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 people working from home (24%).
Dracut has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
Hooksett has the shortest commute (27 min average).
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 | Dracut | Hooksett |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,430Lowest |
32,574Highest |
15,057 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.1±3.5Highest 16% above U.S. |
41.7±2 7% above U.S. |
41.3±1.5Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Epping and Dracut 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% |
21.4%±2.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Dracut and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±5.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±2 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.3%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Epping and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37% U.S.: 35.7% |
36.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
8.9%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hooksett 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 29% above U.S. |
$114,036±$10k 41% above U.S. |
$117,962±$11kHighest 46% above U.S. |
| Hooksett and Dracut 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. |
$473,900±$17kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$407,000±$26kLowest 22% above U.S. |
| Dracut and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,742±$576 23% above U.S. |
$1,839±$130Highest 30% above U.S. |
$1,661±$206Lowest 18% above U.S. |
| Dracut and Epping 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. |
$5,375Lowest 72% above U.S. |
$6,554 110% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.6%±7.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
41.7%±16.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Epping and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1988 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
30 min 15% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.4%±2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.4%±3.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #77 of 120 in NH | #201 of 282 in MA | #30 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Epping School District | Dracut | Hooksett School District |
| High school in town | Epping High School | Dracut Senior High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
12.9Highest |
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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.