Compare towns
Epping vs Hampton Beach vs Bartlett
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 kids (18.7% under 18).
Hampton Beach has the most renters (37.1% rent).
Bartlett has the most affordable homes ($371k 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 | Hampton Beach | Bartlett |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,430Highest |
2,605Lowest |
3,281 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+14.2% NH: +4.6% |
+14.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.1±3.5Lowest 4% above NH |
60.4±2.4Highest 39% above NH |
57.4±4.7 33% above NH |
| Hampton Beach and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±4.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
3.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
7.5%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±5.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
33.7%±4.1 NH: 20.1% |
36.1%±9.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bartlett and Hampton Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37%Highest NH: 40.6% |
34%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
36.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.3Highest NH: 6% |
0.6%±0.7 NH: 6% |
0.1%±0.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,220±$7kHighest 5% above NH |
$82,557±$17k 17% below NH |
$59,754±$9kLowest 40% below NH |
| Epping and Hampton Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,900±$35k 9% above NH |
$508,900±$76kHighest 26% above NH |
$371,400±$78kLowest 8% below NH |
| Hampton Beach and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,742±$576Highest 17% above NH |
$1,375±$130Lowest 8% below NH |
$1,676±$97 12% above NH |
| Epping and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,936Highest 4% above NH |
$6,115 8% below NH |
$2,512Lowest 62% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9 NH: 48.2% |
61.7%±20.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
68.5%±37.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Bartlett and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.2% NH: 7.2% |
10.5%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
62.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
79% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 21% above NH |
25 minLowest 5% below NH |
31 min 15% above NH |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9 NH: 16.8% |
26.9%±6.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.5%±7.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Hampton Beach 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 | — | #74 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Epping School District | — | Bartlett School District |
| High school in town | Epping High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3 |
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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.