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Epping vs Orange vs Fremont
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%).
Orange has the most affordable homes ($222k median).
Fremont has the highest household income ($121k).
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 | Orange | Fremont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,430Highest |
957Lowest |
4,831 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.1±3.5 16% above U.S. |
50.3±5.3Highest 29% above U.S. |
44.3±3.4Lowest 14% above U.S. |
| Orange and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±4.8 U.S.: 22% |
15.6%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.4%±5.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Fremont 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% |
19.4%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±4.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Epping and Fremont 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% |
22.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
32.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Epping and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,220±$7k 29% above U.S. |
$71,302±$13kLowest 12% below U.S. |
$120,781±$18kHighest 50% above U.S. |
| Fremont and Epping 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. |
$222,000±$22kLowest 33% below U.S. |
$416,900±$31k 25% above U.S. |
| Epping and Fremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,742±$576 23% above U.S. |
$1,330±$153Lowest 6% below U.S. |
$2,668±$795Highest 89% above U.S. |
| Fremont 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. |
$3,545Lowest 14% above U.S. |
$6,954Highest 123% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±87Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
94.2%±5.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Fremont and Epping 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% |
7.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
90.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1981Lowest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1988 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 22% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 6% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.5%±4.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
8.9%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Epping and Orange 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 | — | #91 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Epping School District | Echo Valley Community Union School District #67 | Fremont School District |
| 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.