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Epping vs Hooksett vs Hudson vs Mansfield
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%).
Hooksett has the shortest commute (27 min average).
Hudson has the oldest housing (typical home built 1970).
Mansfield has the most expensive homes ($604k 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 | Hooksett | Hudson | Mansfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 7,430Lowest |
15,057 |
20,077 |
23,931Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.1±3.5Highest 16% above U.S. |
41.3±1.5Lowest 6% above U.S. |
42.9±1.7 10% above U.S. |
41.4±1.3 6% above U.S. |
| Epping and Hudson 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% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.3%±2.5 U.S.: 22% |
22.4%±2.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Mansfield and Hudson 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% |
17.3%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.1%±2.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.4%±2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Epping and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
46.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
51.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
8.9%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $104,220±$7k 29% above U.S. |
$117,962±$11k 46% above U.S. |
$103,400±$13kLowest 28% above U.S. |
$125,273±$15kHighest 55% above U.S. |
| Mansfield and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,900±$35k 31% above U.S. |
$407,000±$26kLowest 22% above U.S. |
$496,800±$22k 49% above U.S. |
$603,500±$28kHighest 81% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,742±$576 23% above U.S. |
$1,661±$206 18% above U.S. |
$1,406±$82Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,803±$147Highest 28% above U.S. |
| Mansfield 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. |
$6,554Lowest 110% above U.S. |
$6,892 121% above U.S. |
$7,226Highest 132% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.7%±16.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
40.8%±8.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
38.2%±8.5Lowest 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% |
3.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
73.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
73.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1988 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1970Lowest 10 yrs older than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 22% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
31 min 17% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.4%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.6%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
20%±3.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Epping and Mansfield 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 | #30 of 120 in NH | #224 of 282 in MA | #60 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Epping School District | Hooksett School District | Hudson | Mansfield |
| High school in town | Epping High School | None in town | Hudson High | Mansfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
— | 10.2 |
11.1Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.