Compare towns
Epping vs Stoddard vs Roxbury
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 people working from home (24%).
Stoddard has the oldest population (median age 53).
Roxbury has the shortest commute (21 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 | Stoddard | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,430Highest |
1,072 |
299Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+11.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 45.1±3.5 4% above NH |
53±4Highest 22% above NH |
43.2±17.7Lowest about the NH average |
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±4.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.5%±3.4 NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±11.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Epping and Stoddard 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% |
24.4%±2.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±10.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Stoddard 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%Highest NH: 40.6% |
34.1% NH: 40.6% |
30.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.3 NH: 6% |
3.5%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
13.4%±15.8Highest NH: 6% |
| Roxbury 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±$7kHighest 5% above NH |
$94,904±$11k 4% below NH |
$69,226±$14kLowest 30% below NH |
| Epping and Stoddard 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 |
$330,300±$20k 18% below NH |
$323,100±$219kLowest 20% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,742±$576Highest 17% above NH |
$895±$751Lowest 40% below NH |
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| Epping and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,936Highest 4% above NH |
$4,316Lowest 35% below NH |
$5,787 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
52.6%±100 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Epping and Stoddard 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% |
4.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.3% NH: 72.8% |
95.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 21% above NH |
34 minHighest 25% above NH |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
9.5%±4 NH: 16.8% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #77 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Epping School District | Stoddard 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 History | 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.