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Epping vs Rumney vs Ellsworth
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 expensive homes ($437k median).
Rumney has the most affordable homes ($310k median).
Ellsworth has the oldest population (median age 61.8).
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 | Rumney | Ellsworth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,430Highest |
1,458 |
51Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+1.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 45.1±3.5 4% above NH |
44.5±2.3Lowest about the NH average |
61.8±13.1Highest 43% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±4.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.7%±4.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
13.7%±59.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±5.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
24.1%±3.7 NH: 20.1% |
39.2%±46.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Ellsworth and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37% NH: 40.6% |
41.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
25%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.3Highest NH: 6% |
4.9%±2.3 NH: 6% |
0%±33.3Lowest NH: 6% |
| Epping and Rumney 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 |
$79,444±$21kLowest 20% below NH |
$89,375±$39k 10% below NH |
| Epping and Ellsworth 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 |
$309,800±$37kLowest 23% below NH |
$350,000±$170k 13% below NH |
| Epping and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,742±$576Highest 17% above NH |
$1,064±$100Lowest 29% below NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,936Highest 4% above NH |
$4,716 29% below NH |
$3,813Lowest 43% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.1%±21.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
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| Epping and Rumney 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% |
10.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3% NH: 72.8% |
77.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1976Lowest 3 yrs older than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 21% above NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
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| Work from home | 24%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.4%±7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
23.1%±26.3 NH: 16.8% |
| Epping and Ellsworth 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 | Rumney School District | — |
| High school in town | Epping High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.