Compare towns
Epping vs Sutton vs Hampton Beach
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 youngest population (median age 45.1).
Sutton has the highest household income ($130k).
Hampton Beach has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.2%).
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 | Sutton | Hampton Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,430Highest |
2,239Lowest |
2,605 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1% NH: +4.6% |
+7.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+14.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.1±3.5Lowest 4% above NH |
48.1±4.1 11% above NH |
60.4±2.4Highest 39% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±4.8 NH: 18.2% |
20.5%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
3.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Sutton 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% |
21.6%±5.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
33.7%±4.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37% NH: 40.6% |
44.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
34%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.3Highest NH: 6% |
4.9%±3.6 NH: 6% |
0.6%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Epping and Sutton 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 5% above NH |
$130,313±$31kHighest 32% above NH |
$82,557±$17kLowest 17% below NH |
| Sutton 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 |
$362,600±$16kLowest 10% below NH |
$508,900±$76kHighest 26% above NH |
| Hampton Beach 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 17% above NH |
$1,656±$614 11% above NH |
$1,375±$130Lowest 8% below NH |
| Epping and Sutton 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 |
$7,652Highest 15% above NH |
$6,115Lowest 8% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
27.6%±47.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
61.7%±20.2 NH: 48.2% |
| Epping and Hampton Beach 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% |
4.8% NH: 7.2% |
8.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3% NH: 72.8% |
95.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
62.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 21% above NH |
29 min 10% above NH |
25 minLowest 5% below NH |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9 NH: 16.8% |
14.8%±5.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.9%±6.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Hampton Beach 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 | — | — |
| School district | Epping School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | Epping High School | Kearsarge Regional High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
10.4Highest |
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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.