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Epping vs Exeter vs Mont Vernon
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 affordable homes ($437k median).
Exeter has the most renters (30.9% rent).
Mont Vernon has the highest household income ($158k).
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 | Exeter | Mont Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,430 |
16,151Highest |
2,636Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1% NH: +4.6% |
+12.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+7.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.1±3.5 4% above NH |
45.8±2.3Highest 6% above NH |
42.9±2.8Lowest about the NH average |
| Exeter 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% |
17%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
22.1%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Mont Vernon 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% |
24.4%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.6%±3.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Exeter and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
59.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
50.8% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.3Lowest NH: 6% |
6.1%±1.8Highest NH: 6% |
6.1%±2.8Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,220±$7kLowest 5% above NH |
$110,346±$13k 11% above NH |
$158,036±$19kHighest 60% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,900±$35kLowest 9% above NH |
$456,600±$21k 13% above NH |
$526,300±$39kHighest 31% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,742±$576 17% above NH |
$1,856±$223Highest 24% above NH |
$1,104±$185Lowest 26% below NH |
| Exeter and Epping 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 |
$8,814 32% above NH |
$9,432Highest 41% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
59%±11.3 NH: 48.2% |
51.4%±80.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Epping and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3% NH: 72.8% |
69.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1979 same as NH |
1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 21% above NH |
25 minLowest 7% below NH |
30 min 12% above NH |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9 NH: 16.8% |
19.9%±3.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.6%±6.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Mont Vernon 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 | #22 of 120 in NH | #4 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Epping School District | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District | Mont Vernon School District |
| High school in town | Epping High School | Exeter High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
12.1Highest |
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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.