Compare towns
Epping vs Exeter vs Newfields vs Raymond
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Exeter has the most renters (30.9% rent).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Raymond has the most affordable homes ($370k 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 | Exeter | Newfields | Raymond |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 7,430 |
16,151Highest |
2,023Lowest |
10,900 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1% NH: +4.6% |
+12.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.4% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.1±3.5 4% above NH |
45.8±2.3Highest 6% above NH |
44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
43.4±3.8Lowest 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% |
18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
18%±3.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Newfields 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% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
18%±3.3 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% NH: 40.6% |
59.2% NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
26.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.3 NH: 6% |
6.1%±1.8 NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
3.9%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Exeter 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 5% above NH |
$110,346±$13k 11% above NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$104,597±$10k 6% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,900±$35k 9% above NH |
$456,600±$21k 13% above NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$370,400±$17kLowest 8% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,742±$576 17% above NH |
$1,856±$223 24% above NH |
$1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,376±$196Lowest 8% below NH |
| Newfields and Exeter 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 |
$8,814 32% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,146Lowest 8% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
59%±11.3 NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
24.1%±11.9Lowest 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% NH: 7.2% |
4.7% NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
6.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3% NH: 72.8% |
69.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
85.8% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989 10 yrs newer than NH |
1979Lowest same as NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 21% above NH |
25 minLowest 7% below NH |
26 min 4% below NH |
30 min 12% above NH |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9 NH: 16.8% |
19.9%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
9.4%±3.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields 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 | — | #96 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Epping School District | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District | Newfields School District | Raymond School District |
| High school in town | Epping High School | Exeter High School | None in town | Raymond High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
12.1Highest |
— | 11.2 |
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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.