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Epping vs Pawtucket vs Weare
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%).
Pawtucket has the most renters (49.9% rent).
Weare has the highest household income ($118k).
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 | Pawtucket | Weare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,430Lowest |
75,893Highest |
9,170 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.1±3.5 16% above U.S. |
37.1±0.8Lowest 5% below U.S. |
45.6±4Highest 17% above U.S. |
| Weare and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.4%±1.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
22.4%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±5.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.5%±1.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
13.5%±3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37% U.S.: 35.7% |
22.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Pawtucket 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±$7k 29% above U.S. |
$68,310±$4kLowest 15% below U.S. |
$118,271±$17kHighest 46% above U.S. |
| Weare 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. |
$325,500±$8kLowest about the U.S. average |
$396,300±$26k 19% above U.S. |
| Epping and Weare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,742±$576Highest 23% above U.S. |
$1,208±$39Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$1,541±$214 9% above U.S. |
| Epping and Weare 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. |
$4,115Lowest 32% above U.S. |
$6,272 101% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.9%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
62.2%±24.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Epping and Weare 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% |
13.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
1.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
50.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S. |
1986 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 22% above U.S. |
26 minLowest 3% below U.S. |
36 minHighest 35% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.2%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.8%±4.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Epping and Weare 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 | #35 of 38 in RI | #84 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Epping School District | Blackstone Academy · Pawtucket | John Stark Regional School District · Weare School District |
| High school in town | Epping High School | William E. Tolman High | John Stark Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
14.6Highest |
11.4 |
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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.