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Epping vs Gardner vs Westminster
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%).
Gardner has the most renters (41.1% rent).
Westminster has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.9%).
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 | Gardner | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,430Lowest |
21,148Highest |
8,374 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+12.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.1±3.5 16% above U.S. |
43.7±2.3Lowest 12% above U.S. |
48.3±4.6Highest 24% above U.S. |
| Westminster 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 U.S.: 22% |
18.3%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.3%±4.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Westminster 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% |
19.6%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
26%±5.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Westminster 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
23.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
45.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.6%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.8%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Epping and Gardner 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 29% above U.S. |
$67,518±$8kLowest 16% below U.S. |
$106,331±$22kHighest 32% above U.S. |
| Westminster 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±$35kHighest 31% above U.S. |
$301,600±$20kLowest 9% below U.S. |
$422,000±$36k 27% above U.S. |
| Epping and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,742±$576 23% above U.S. |
$1,109±$51Lowest 22% below U.S. |
$1,843±$268Highest 30% above U.S. |
| Westminster and Epping 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. |
$4,150Lowest 33% above U.S. |
$4,973 59% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
49.7%±8.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
60%±27.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Epping and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
13.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
58.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
31 min 16% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.3%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.5%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #77 of 120 in NH | #273 of 282 in MA | #112 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Epping School District | Gardner | Ashburnham-Westminster |
| High school in town | Epping High School | Gardner High | Oakmont Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
13.5 |
13.6Highest |
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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.