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Epping vs Scituate vs Raymond
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 the most people working from home (24%).
Scituate has the highest household income ($112k).
Raymond has grown the fastest since 2010 (+30.9%).
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 | Scituate | Raymond |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,430 |
10,517Highest |
3,645Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+30.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.1±3.5Lowest 16% above U.S. |
49.9±4Highest 28% above U.S. |
47.7±13.3 23% above U.S. |
| Scituate and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±4.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.9%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
16.6%±7.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Epping and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.2%±4.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.2%±6.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
24.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.9%±4.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Raymond 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±$7k 29% above U.S. |
$112,315±$23kHighest 39% above U.S. |
$73,066±$8kLowest 9% below U.S. |
| Scituate 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. |
$449,300±$26kHighest 35% above U.S. |
$314,900±$34kLowest 5% below U.S. |
| Scituate and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,742±$576Highest 23% above U.S. |
$1,489±$251 5% above U.S. |
$994±$450Lowest 30% below U.S. |
| Epping and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,936Highest 122% above U.S. |
$5,265 69% above U.S. |
$5,113Lowest 64% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
59.6%±25.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
27.6%±13.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Epping and Scituate 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% |
5% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
87.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
75%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
31 min 16% above U.S. |
31 minLowest 16% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.3%±5.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.8%±5.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Epping and Scituate 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 | #17 of 38 in RI | #96 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Epping School District | Scituate | — |
| High school in town | Epping High School | Scituate High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
10.8Highest |
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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.