Compare towns
Epping vs Pittsfield vs Fremont
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%).
Pittsfield has the most affordable homes ($295k 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 | Pittsfield | Fremont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,430Highest |
4,105Lowest |
4,831 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-0.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+10.6% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.1±3.5Highest 4% above NH |
41.5±5.1Lowest 4% below NH |
44.3±3.4 about the NH average |
| Epping and Fremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±4.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.8%±6Highest NH: 18.2% |
20.4%±5.9 NH: 18.2% |
| Pittsfield and Fremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±5.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
18.7%±4.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
21.6%±4.3 NH: 20.1% |
| 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 NH: 40.6% |
22.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
32.3% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.3Highest NH: 6% |
4.5%±3.1 NH: 6% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Epping and Pittsfield 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 5% above NH |
$74,318±$14kLowest 25% below NH |
$120,781±$18kHighest 22% above NH |
| 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 9% above NH |
$294,800±$30kLowest 27% below NH |
$416,900±$31k 4% above NH |
| 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 17% above NH |
$1,239±$182Lowest 17% below NH |
$2,668±$795Highest 79% above NH |
| 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 4% above NH |
$5,694Lowest 15% below NH |
$6,954Highest 4% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9 NH: 48.2% |
67.5%±27.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
94.2%±5.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
| 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 NH: 7.2% |
11.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
5.2% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3% NH: 72.8% |
68.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
90.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1980Lowest 1 yr newer than NH |
1988 9 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 21% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
33 minHighest 24% above NH |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
11.6%±5 NH: 16.8% |
8.9%±4.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #77 of 120 in NH | #93 of 120 in NH | #91 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Epping School District | Pittsfield School District | Fremont School District |
| High school in town | Epping High School | Pittsfield High School | 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.