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Epping vs Mansfield vs Raymond
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.1%).
Mansfield has the most expensive homes ($604k median).
Raymond has the most affordable homes ($370k 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 | Mansfield | Raymond |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,430Lowest |
23,931Highest |
10,900 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.1±3.5Highest 16% above U.S. |
41.4±1.3Lowest 6% above U.S. |
43.4±3.8 12% above U.S. |
| Epping and Raymond 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% |
22.4%±2.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
18%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Mansfield 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% |
15.4%±2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18%±3.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Epping and Raymond 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% |
51.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
26.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Mansfield 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±$7kLowest 29% above U.S. |
$125,273±$15kHighest 55% above U.S. |
$104,597±$10k 30% above U.S. |
| Mansfield 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±$35k 31% above U.S. |
$603,500±$28kHighest 81% above U.S. |
$370,400±$17kLowest 11% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,742±$576 23% above U.S. |
$1,803±$147Highest 28% above U.S. |
$1,376±$196Lowest about the U.S. average |
| 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. |
$7,226Highest 132% above U.S. |
$6,146Lowest 97% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.2%±8.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
24.1%±11.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Epping and Mansfield 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% |
4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1980Lowest same as U.S. |
1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 22% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
30 minLowest 13% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
20%±3.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
9.4%±3.5Lowest 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 | #60 of 282 in MA | #96 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Epping School District | Mansfield | Raymond School District |
| High school in town | Epping High School | Mansfield High | Raymond High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
11.1 |
11.2Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.