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Epping vs Dummer vs Orange
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 expensive homes ($437k median).
Dummer has the most affordable homes ($242k median).
Orange has the highest household income ($119k).
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 | Dummer | Orange |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,430Highest |
299Lowest |
320 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1% NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 45.1±3.5 4% above NH |
53.6±6.4Highest 24% above NH |
41.3±9.1Lowest 5% below NH |
| Dummer and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±4.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.4%±5.1 NH: 18.2% |
20.6%±5.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Orange and Dummer 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% |
21.4%±4.6 NH: 20.1% |
20%±5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Epping and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37% NH: 40.6% |
16.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
37.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.3Highest NH: 6% |
0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
4.7%±3.7 NH: 6% |
| Epping and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,220±$7k 5% above NH |
$91,250±$21kLowest 8% below NH |
$118,750±$39kHighest 20% above NH |
| Orange 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 |
$242,200±$51kLowest 40% below NH |
$302,600±$35k 25% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,742±$576 17% above NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,936Highest 4% above NH |
$2,898Lowest 57% below NH |
$5,132 23% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Epping and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9% NH: 7.2% |
9.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94.2% NH: 72.8% |
97.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1986 7 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 21% above NH |
25 minLowest 6% below NH |
28 min 5% above NH |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
20.8%±8.9 NH: 16.8% |
| Epping and Orange 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 | — | — |
| High school in town | Epping High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3 |
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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.