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Epping vs Sandown vs Hampton
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%).
Sandown has the highest household income ($135k).
Hampton has the shortest commute (26 min average).
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 | Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,430 |
6,628Lowest |
10,101Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+9.4% NH: +4.6% |
-0.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.1±3.5 4% above NH |
40.8±3.7Lowest 6% below NH |
51.2±1.7Highest 18% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±4.8 NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±6.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.6%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Sandown and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±5.2 NH: 20.1% |
14.2%±4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
26.9%±3.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Hampton and Epping 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% |
34.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
44.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.3Highest NH: 6% |
5.1%±2.6Highest NH: 6% |
3.4%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,220±$7k 5% above NH |
$135,040±$25kHighest 36% above NH |
$97,163±$4kLowest about the NH average |
| 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±$35kLowest 9% above NH |
$483,400±$44k 20% above NH |
$545,300±$63kHighest 35% above NH |
| Hampton and Sandown 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 |
$1,893±$721Highest 27% above NH |
$1,654±$93Lowest 11% above NH |
| 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 |
$6,872Lowest 3% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
64.1%±48.3 NH: 48.2% |
48.9%±13.1Lowest 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% NH: 7.2% |
10.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
82.5% NH: 72.8% |
74.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1986 7 yrs newer than NH |
1979Lowest same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 21% above NH |
33 minHighest 25% above NH |
26 minLowest 3% below NH |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9 NH: 16.8% |
27.4%±13.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
20.5%±3.8Lowest 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 | #31 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.