Compare towns
Epping vs Epsom vs Raymond vs Fremont
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 people working from home (24%).
Epsom has the most affordable homes ($338k median).
Raymond has the shortest commute (30 min average).
Fremont has the highest household income ($121k).
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 | Epsom | Raymond | Fremont |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 7,430 |
4,939 |
10,900Highest |
4,831Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.9% NH: +4.6% |
+5.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+10.6% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.1±3.5 4% above NH |
47.1±3.4Highest 9% above NH |
43.4±3.8Lowest about the NH average |
44.3±3.4 about the NH average |
| Epsom 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 NH: 18.2% |
18.2%±4.9 NH: 18.2% |
18%±3.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.4%±5.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Fremont 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 NH: 20.1% |
20.7%±3.3 NH: 20.1% |
18%±3.3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
21.6%±4.3 NH: 20.1% |
| Epping and Fremont 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% |
40.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
26.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
32.3% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.3 NH: 6% |
5.2%±2.4Highest NH: 6% |
3.9%±1.7 NH: 6% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Epsom 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±$7k 5% above NH |
$97,941±$13kLowest about the NH average |
$104,597±$10k 6% above NH |
$120,781±$18kHighest 22% above NH |
| Fremont and Raymond 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 |
$338,400±$19kLowest 16% below NH |
$370,400±$17k 8% below NH |
$416,900±$31k 4% above NH |
| Epping and Fremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,742±$576 17% above NH |
$1,212±$437Lowest 19% below NH |
$1,376±$196 8% below NH |
$2,668±$795Highest 79% above NH |
| Fremont and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,936 4% above NH |
$6,210 7% below NH |
$6,146Lowest 8% below NH |
$6,954Highest 4% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9 NH: 48.2% |
71.2%±19.7 NH: 48.2% |
24.1%±11.9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
94.2%±5.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Fremont and Epsom 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% |
3.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
6.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
5.2% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3% NH: 72.8% |
87.6% NH: 72.8% |
85.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
90.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1986 7 yrs newer than NH |
1983Lowest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1988 9 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 21% above NH |
31 min 15% above NH |
30 minLowest 12% above NH |
33 minHighest 24% above NH |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.1%±4.3 NH: 16.8% |
9.4%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
8.9%±4.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Epping and Epsom 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 | #69 of 120 in NH | #96 of 120 in NH | #91 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Epping School District | Epsom School District | Raymond School District | Fremont School District |
| High school in town | Epping High School | None in town | Raymond High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
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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.