Compare towns
Epping vs Plainfield vs Rollinsford
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.1%).
Plainfield has the most kids (23.4% under 18).
Rollinsford has the most renters (21.8% rent).
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 | Plainfield | Rollinsford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,430Highest |
2,522Lowest |
2,626 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+4% NH: +4.6% |
+2.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.1±3.5Highest 4% above NH |
38.9±6.5 10% below NH |
38.8±5.5Lowest 10% below NH |
| Epping and Plainfield 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% |
23.4%±5.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.7%±4.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Plainfield 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 NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±4.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±4.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Epping and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
46.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
41.2% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.3Highest NH: 6% |
4.8%±2.3 NH: 6% |
2.8%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Epping and Plainfield 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 |
$122,656±$13kHighest 24% above NH |
$89,500±$26kLowest 10% below NH |
| Plainfield 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±$35k 9% above NH |
$442,400±$47kHighest 10% above NH |
$398,100±$33kLowest about the NH average |
| Plainfield and Epping 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 |
$1,674±$181Lowest 12% above NH |
$1,809±$394Highest 21% above NH |
| Rollinsford 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 |
$7,904Highest 19% above NH |
$6,851Lowest about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
31.8%±23.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
40%±26.1 NH: 48.2% |
| Epping and Rollinsford 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% |
5.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3% NH: 72.8% |
87.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
78.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 21% above NH |
22 minLowest 18% below NH |
26 min about the NH average |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9 NH: 16.8% |
18.1%±8.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.9%±8.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Rollinsford and Epping 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 | #19 of 120 in NH | #94 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Epping School District | Plainfield School District | Rollinsford 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.