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Epping vs Hardwick vs Fremont
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%).
Hardwick has the most affordable homes ($185k median).
Fremont has the highest household income ($121k).
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 | Hardwick | Fremont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,430Highest |
2,965Lowest |
4,831 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.1±3.5 16% above U.S. |
47.1±7.4Highest 21% above U.S. |
44.3±3.4Lowest 14% above U.S. |
| Hardwick 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% |
15.8%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.4%±5.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Fremont 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% |
27%±5.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hardwick 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% |
33.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
32.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±2.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Epping and Hardwick 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. |
$92,297±$17kLowest 14% above U.S. |
$120,781±$18kHighest 50% above U.S. |
| Fremont 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. |
$184,700±$39kLowest 44% below U.S. |
$416,900±$31k 25% above U.S. |
| Epping and Fremont 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. |
$875±$406Lowest 38% below U.S. |
$2,668±$795Highest 89% above U.S. |
| Fremont and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,936 122% above U.S. |
$4,351Lowest 39% above U.S. |
$6,954Highest 123% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
48.6%±41.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
94.2%±5.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Fremont 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
9.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
76.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1962Lowest 18 yrs older than U.S. |
1988 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 22% above U.S. |
29 minLowest 10% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.8%±6 U.S.: 15.1% |
8.9%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Epping and Hardwick 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 | #68 of 70 in VT | #91 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Epping School District | Mountain View Union Elementary School District #94 · Hazen Union High School District #26 | Fremont School District |
| High school in town | Epping High School | Hazen Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Highest |
8.6Lowest |
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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.