Compare towns
Epping vs Loudon vs Raymond
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Epping has the most people working from home (24%).
Loudon has the oldest population (median age 49.5).
Raymond has the youngest population (median age 43.4).
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 | Loudon | Raymond |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,430 |
5,692Lowest |
10,900Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.4% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.1±3.5 4% above NH |
49.5±3.2Highest 14% above NH |
43.4±3.8Lowest about the NH average |
| Loudon and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±4.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
16.8%±4.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18%±3.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Epping and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±5.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
22%±4.4 NH: 20.1% |
18%±3.3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Epping and Loudon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37%Highest NH: 40.6% |
29.3% NH: 40.6% |
26.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.3Highest NH: 6% |
1.4%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
3.9%±1.7 NH: 6% |
| Epping and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,220±$7kLowest 5% above NH |
$106,966±$16kHighest 8% above NH |
$104,597±$10k 6% above NH |
| Loudon and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,900±$35kHighest 9% above NH |
$363,400±$48kLowest 10% below NH |
$370,400±$17k 8% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,742±$576Highest 17% above NH |
$1,321±$465Lowest 11% below NH |
$1,376±$196 8% below NH |
| Epping and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,936Highest 4% above NH |
$5,821Lowest 13% below NH |
$6,146 8% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
45.5%±30.4 NH: 48.2% |
24.1%±11.9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Epping and Loudon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7% NH: 7.2% |
4.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
6.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3% NH: 72.8% |
89.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
85.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1988 9 yrs newer than NH |
1983Lowest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 21% above NH |
30 min 14% above NH |
30 minLowest 12% above NH |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
8.9%±4.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
9.4%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #77 of 120 in NH | #99 of 120 in NH | #96 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Epping School District | Merrimack Valley School District | Raymond School District |
| High school in town | Epping High School | None in town | Raymond High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
— | 11.2Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
NH 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.