Compare towns
Epping vs Hampton Beach vs Ossipee
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 highest household income ($104k).
Hampton Beach has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.2%).
Ossipee has the most affordable homes ($326k 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 | Ossipee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,430Highest |
2,605Lowest |
4,521 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1% NH: +4.6% |
+14.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+0.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.1±3.5Lowest 4% above NH |
60.4±2.4Highest 39% above NH |
50±4.6 15% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±4.8 NH: 18.2% |
3.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.5%±4.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Ossipee and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±5.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
33.7%±4.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
26.3%±5.9 NH: 20.1% |
| Hampton Beach and Ossipee 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% NH: 40.6% |
24.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.3Highest NH: 6% |
0.6%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
2.9%±1.7 NH: 6% |
| Epping and Ossipee 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 5% above NH |
$82,557±$17kLowest 17% below NH |
$90,521±$22k 9% below NH |
| Epping and Ossipee 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 |
$325,500±$23kLowest 19% 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 |
$1,601±$245 7% above NH |
| Epping and Ossipee 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 |
$4,401Lowest 34% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9 NH: 48.2% |
61.7%±20.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
72%±16.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Ossipee 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%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.1% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
62.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
82% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 21% above NH |
25 minLowest 5% below NH |
33 minHighest 25% above NH |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9 NH: 16.8% |
26.9%±6.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
5.3%±3.7Lowest 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 | — | #100 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Epping School District | — | Governor Wentworth Regional 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.