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Epping vs Highgate vs Hooksett vs Sheldon
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%).
Highgate has the oldest housing (typical home built 1980).
Hooksett has the highest household income ($118k).
Sheldon has the most kids (23.7% under 18).
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 | Highgate | Hooksett | Sheldon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 7,430 |
3,528 |
15,057Highest |
2,267Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.1±3.5Highest 16% above U.S. |
44±7.4 13% above U.S. |
41.3±1.5 6% above U.S. |
40.9±3.5Lowest 5% above U.S. |
| Epping and Highgate 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%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.4%±2.9 U.S.: 22% |
23.7%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Sheldon 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% |
22.2%±5.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.3%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
12.6%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Epping and Highgate 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% |
19.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
39.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
14.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.6%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
8.9%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hooksett and Epping 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. |
$81,017±$14k about the U.S. average |
$117,962±$11kHighest 46% above U.S. |
$78,533±$25kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Hooksett 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. |
$280,500±$21k 16% below U.S. |
$407,000±$26k 22% above U.S. |
$272,400±$61kLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Epping and Hooksett 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. |
$895±$691Lowest 37% below U.S. |
$1,661±$206 18% above U.S. |
$1,286±$379 9% below U.S. |
| Epping and Hooksett 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. |
$3,558Lowest 14% above U.S. |
$6,554 110% above U.S. |
$3,578 15% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
30.5%±11.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
41.7%±16.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±27Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Epping and Hooksett 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% |
8.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
80.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
80.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
89%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1980Lowest same as U.S. |
1988 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1984 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
31 min 17% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.9%±7.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
13.4%±3.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
13%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Epping and Highgate 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 | #43 of 70 in VT | #30 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Epping School District | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | Hooksett School District | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 |
| High school in town | Epping High School | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
9.8Highest |
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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.