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Epping vs Sandown vs Dummer
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sandown has the highest household income ($135k).
Dummer has the most affordable homes ($242k 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 | Sandown | Dummer |
|---|---|---|---|
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| People | |||
| Population | 7,430Highest |
6,628 |
299Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+9.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 45.1±3.5 4% above NH |
40.8±3.7Lowest 6% below NH |
53.6±6.4Highest 24% above NH |
| Dummer and Epping 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% |
22.6%±6.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.4%±5.1 NH: 18.2% |
| Sandown and Dummer 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% |
14.2%±4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±4.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Epping and Dummer 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% |
34.1% NH: 40.6% |
16.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.3Highest NH: 6% |
5.1%±2.6Highest NH: 6% |
0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,220±$7k 5% above NH |
$135,040±$25kHighest 36% above NH |
$91,250±$21kLowest 8% below NH |
| Sandown 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 |
$483,400±$44kHighest 20% above NH |
$242,200±$51kLowest 40% below NH |
| Sandown and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,742±$576Lowest 17% above NH |
$1,893±$721Highest 27% above NH |
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| Sandown 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 |
$8,801Highest 32% above NH |
$2,898Lowest 57% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
64.1%±48.3 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Epping and Sandown 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% |
10.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
9% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3% NH: 72.8% |
82.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1986 7 yrs newer than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 21% above NH |
33 minHighest 25% above NH |
25 minLowest 6% below NH |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9 NH: 16.8% |
27.4%±13.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Sandown 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 | #71 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Epping School District | Timberlane Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | Epping 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.