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Epping vs Hollis vs Sidney
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%).
Hollis has the oldest housing (typical home built 1977).
Sidney has the most kids (23.1% 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 | Hollis | Sidney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,430Highest |
4,872 |
4,790Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.1±3.5Highest 16% above U.S. |
43.8±4.2 13% above U.S. |
43±5.5Lowest 11% above U.S. |
| Epping and Hollis 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% |
16.4%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.1%±5.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Sidney 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% |
16.8%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Epping and Sidney 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% |
30.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
33.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hollis 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±$7kHighest 29% above U.S. |
$95,950±$24k 19% above U.S. |
$83,488±$10kLowest 3% above U.S. |
| Epping and Hollis 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. |
$338,900±$27k about the U.S. average |
$336,200±$34kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,742±$576Highest 23% above U.S. |
$1,372±$293 about the U.S. average |
$1,340±$304Lowest 5% below U.S. |
| Epping and Hollis 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. |
$2,625 16% below U.S. |
$2,474Lowest 21% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.9%±30.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
16.4%±17.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Epping and Hollis 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% |
5.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
89.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
29 min 10% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 6% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.9%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
14.3%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Epping and Hollis 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 | #88 of 133 in ME | #15 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Epping School District | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 18 |
| High school in town | Epping High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.