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Epping vs Ossipee vs Stoddard
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%).
Ossipee has the most renters (18% rent).
Stoddard has the most homeowners (93.3%).
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 | Ossipee | Stoddard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,430Highest |
4,521 |
1,072Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1% NH: +4.6% |
+0.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+11.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.1±3.5Lowest 4% above NH |
50±4.6 15% above NH |
53±4Highest 22% above NH |
| Stoddard and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±4.8 NH: 18.2% |
19.5%±4.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.5%±3.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Ossipee and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±5.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
26.3%±5.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
24.4%±2.5 NH: 20.1% |
| Ossipee and Stoddard 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% |
24.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
34.1% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.3Highest NH: 6% |
2.9%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
3.5%±1.7 NH: 6% |
| Epping and Stoddard 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 5% above NH |
$90,521±$22kLowest 9% below NH |
$94,904±$11k 4% below NH |
| Epping and Stoddard 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 |
$325,500±$23kLowest 19% below NH |
$330,300±$20k 18% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,742±$576Highest 17% above NH |
$1,601±$245 7% above NH |
$895±$751Lowest 40% below NH |
| Epping and Ossipee 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 |
$4,401 34% below NH |
$4,316Lowest 35% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9 NH: 48.2% |
72%±16.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
52.6%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Ossipee 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 NH: 7.2% |
8.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3% NH: 72.8% |
82%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1979 same as NH |
1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 21% above NH |
33 min 25% above NH |
34 minHighest 25% above NH |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
5.3%±3.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
9.5%±4 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #77 of 120 in NH | #100 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Epping School District | Governor Wentworth Regional School District | Stoddard 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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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.