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Epping vs Raymond vs Troy
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%).
Raymond has the highest household income ($105k).
Troy has the most affordable homes ($267k median).
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 | Raymond | Troy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,430 |
10,900Highest |
2,005Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.4% NH: +4.6% |
-0.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.1±3.5Highest 4% above NH |
43.4±3.8 about the NH average |
40.2±5Lowest 7% below NH |
| Epping and Raymond 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% |
18%±3.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
21.2%±4.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Troy 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% |
18%±3.3 NH: 20.1% |
14.6%±3.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Epping and Raymond 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% |
26.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
26.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.3Highest NH: 6% |
3.9%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
4.1%±2.4 NH: 6% |
| Epping and Troy 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 |
$104,597±$10kHighest 6% above NH |
$88,871±$14kLowest 10% below NH |
| Raymond 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 |
$370,400±$17k 8% below NH |
$266,600±$39kLowest 34% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,742±$576Highest 17% above NH |
$1,376±$196 8% below NH |
$1,024±$331Lowest 31% below NH |
| Epping and Raymond 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 |
$6,146 8% below NH |
$5,229Lowest 22% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
24.1%±11.9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
43.1%±27.1 NH: 48.2% |
| Epping and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7% NH: 7.2% |
6.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
85.8% NH: 72.8% |
77.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 21% above NH |
30 min 12% above NH |
25 minLowest 5% below NH |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
9.4%±3.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
10.1%±4.3 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #77 of 120 in NH | #96 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Epping School District | Raymond School District | Monadnock Regional School District |
| High school in town | Epping High School | Raymond High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
11.2Highest |
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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.