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Epping vs Sandown vs Westminster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
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).
Westminster has the most affordable homes ($274k 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 | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,430Highest |
6,628 |
2,999Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.1±3.5 16% above U.S. |
40.8±3.7Lowest 5% above U.S. |
53.5±3.7Highest 38% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±4.8 U.S.: 22% |
22.6%±6.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
14.2%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.6%±6.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Westminster 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
34.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
46.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±2.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,220±$7k 29% above U.S. |
$135,040±$25kHighest 67% above U.S. |
$71,491±$4kLowest 11% below U.S. |
| 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 31% above U.S. |
$483,400±$44kHighest 45% above U.S. |
$273,800±$35kLowest 18% below U.S. |
| 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±$576 23% above U.S. |
$1,893±$721Highest 34% above U.S. |
$916±$126Lowest 35% below U.S. |
| Sandown and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,936 122% above U.S. |
$8,801Highest 182% above U.S. |
$4,063Lowest 30% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
64.1%±48.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
49.2%±7.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
10.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
82.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1986 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1980Lowest same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 22% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 27% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 10% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
27.4%±13.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
27%±6.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Sandown and Westminster 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 | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Epping School District | Timberlane Regional School District | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District |
| High school in town | Epping High School | None in town | Bellows Falls Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
— | 10.6Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.