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Epping vs Maidstone vs Mount Tabor
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 kids (18.7% under 18).
Maidstone has the shortest commute (29 min average).
Mount Tabor has the most affordable homes ($421k 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 | Maidstone | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,430Highest |
241Lowest |
304 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 45.1±3.5Lowest 16% above U.S. |
61.3±8.2Highest 58% above U.S. |
57.8±10.6 49% above U.S. |
| Maidstone and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±4.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
12.4%±11.8 U.S.: 22% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Epping and Maidstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
39.4%±3.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
42.4%±18.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Tabor and Maidstone 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% |
28.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.3%±3.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Epping and Maidstone 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. |
$85,833±$32kLowest 6% above U.S. |
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| Epping and Maidstone 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. |
$438,200±$81kHighest 32% above U.S. |
$420,500±$76kLowest 26% above U.S. |
| Maidstone and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,742±$576Lowest 23% above U.S. |
— | $2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and Epping 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. |
$3,914Lowest 25% above U.S. |
$5,233 68% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Epping and Maidstone 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% |
2.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
97.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 22% above U.S. |
29 minLowest 11% above U.S. |
46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
24.5%±15.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Maidstone and Epping 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 | — | — |
| School district | Epping School District | — | — |
| High school in town | Epping High School | — | — |
| 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.