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Epping vs Fall River vs Westport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Epping has the most people working from home (24%).
Fall River has the most renters (64.7% rent).
Westport has the most expensive homes ($522k 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 | Fall River | Westport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,430Lowest |
94,082Highest |
16,484 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.1±3.5 16% above U.S. |
39.3±1.2Lowest about the U.S. average |
50.7±1.8Highest 30% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±4.8 U.S.: 22% |
19.9%±1.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.5%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Fall River 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
16.1%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.2%±2.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Westport 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%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
16.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
29.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.1%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.6%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Westport 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±$7kHighest 29% above U.S. |
$56,673±$3kLowest 30% below U.S. |
$96,000±$9k 19% above U.S. |
| Epping and Westport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,900±$35k 31% above U.S. |
$395,500±$11kLowest 19% above U.S. |
$521,900±$38kHighest 57% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,742±$576Highest 23% above U.S. |
$1,155±$27Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$1,425±$356 about the U.S. average |
| Epping and Westport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,936Highest 122% above U.S. |
$3,953 27% above U.S. |
$3,719Lowest 19% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.5%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.9%±19.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Epping and Westport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
19.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
35.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1972 8 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
29 min 8% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.1%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.2%±2.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #77 of 120 in NH | #262 of 282 in MA | #195 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Epping School District | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | Westport |
| High school in town | Epping High School | B M C Durfee High | Westport Middle-High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
11.3 |
11.5Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.