Compare towns
Epping vs Roxbury vs Windsor
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%).
Roxbury has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Windsor has the most kids (25.2% under 18).
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 | Roxbury | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,430Highest |
299 |
254Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1% NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 45.1±3.5Highest 4% above NH |
43.2±17.7 about the NH average |
40.2±18.8Lowest 7% below NH |
| Epping and Roxbury 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% |
14.7%±11.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
25.2%±14.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor 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% |
17.4%±10.8 NH: 20.1% |
15.7%±8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Epping and Roxbury 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% |
30.6% NH: 40.6% |
12.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.3 NH: 6% |
13.4%±15.8Highest NH: 6% |
3.9%±4.2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Roxbury 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±$7kHighest 5% above NH |
$69,226±$14kLowest 30% below NH |
$103,750±$40k 5% above NH |
| Epping and Windsor 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 |
$323,100±$219kLowest 20% below NH |
$337,500±$40k 16% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,742±$576 17% above NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,936Highest 4% above NH |
$5,787 13% below NH |
$3,381Lowest 49% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
66.7%±100 NH: 48.2% |
| Epping and Windsor 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% |
3.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.5% NH: 72.8% |
96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 21% above NH |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
15%±16.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Epping and Windsor 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 | — | — |
| School district | Epping School District | — | — |
| High school in town | Epping High School | — | — |
| 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.