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Epping vs Haverhill vs Westfield
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%).
Haverhill has the most kids (21.3% under 18).
Westfield has the most affordable homes ($325k 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 | Haverhill | Westfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,430Lowest |
67,698Highest |
40,378 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+11.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.1±3.5Highest 16% above U.S. |
39.4±1.1Lowest about the U.S. average |
39.9±1.8 about the U.S. average |
| Epping and Westfield 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% |
21.3%±1.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.1%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Haverhill and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±5.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.7%±1.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Epping and Westfield 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% |
32.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
33.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
10%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,220±$7kHighest 29% above U.S. |
$88,326±$4k 9% above U.S. |
$87,753±$6kLowest 9% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,900±$35k 31% above U.S. |
$453,900±$9kHighest 36% above U.S. |
$325,100±$11kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Haverhill 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 23% above U.S. |
$1,668±$49 18% above U.S. |
$1,117±$60Lowest 21% below U.S. |
| Epping and Haverhill 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. |
$4,772 53% above U.S. |
$4,746Lowest 52% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
60.2%±5.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
46.5%±5.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Epping and Haverhill 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% |
11.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
62.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
68.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
27 min 4% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.5%±1.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
8.6%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #77 of 120 in NH | #243 of 282 in MA | #197 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Epping School District | Haverhill · Whittier Regional Vocational Technical | Westfield |
| High school in town | Epping High School | Haverhill High | Westfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
12.5Highest |
11.9 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.