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Epping vs Dunbarton vs Seabrook Beach
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.1%).
Dunbarton has the highest household income ($124k).
Seabrook Beach has the most expensive homes ($921k 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 | Dunbarton | Seabrook Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,430Highest |
3,097 |
1,001Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+9% NH: +4.6% |
+8.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.1±3.5Lowest 4% above NH |
48±3.7 11% above NH |
62±3.8Highest 43% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±4.8 NH: 18.2% |
19.8%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
5.2%±3.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Dunbarton 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 NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±4.3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
42.1%±7.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
39.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
39.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.3Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±2 NH: 6% |
2.2%±3.2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Epping and Dunbarton 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 |
$124,348±$21kHighest 26% above NH |
$93,571±$43kLowest 6% below NH |
| Dunbarton 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±$35kLowest 9% above NH |
$484,100±$33k 20% above NH |
$920,900±$75kHighest 129% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,742±$576Highest 17% above NH |
$1,166±$70Lowest 22% below NH |
$1,725±$575 16% above NH |
| Epping and Seabrook Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,936Lowest 4% above NH |
$8,233 23% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9 NH: 48.2% |
54.7%±60.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
90.5%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Seabrook Beach and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7% NH: 7.2% |
3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3% NH: 72.8% |
95.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989 10 yrs newer than NH |
1990Highest 11 yrs newer than NH |
1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 21% above NH |
34 minHighest 25% above NH |
33 min 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9 NH: 16.8% |
12.6%±5.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
39.5%±20Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Seabrook Beach 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 | #33 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Epping School District | Dunbarton School District | — |
| High school in town | Epping High School | None in town | — |
| 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.