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Epping vs Townsend vs Fremont
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%).
Townsend has the youngest population (median age 40.9).
Fremont has the most homeowners (90.5%).
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 | Townsend | Fremont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,430 |
9,100Highest |
4,831Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.1±3.5Highest 16% above U.S. |
40.9±3.3Lowest 5% above U.S. |
44.3±3.4 14% above U.S. |
| Epping and Fremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21%±3.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.4%±5.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Townsend and Fremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±5.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.1%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±4.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Epping and Fremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
32.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±2.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,220±$7kLowest 29% above U.S. |
$121,528±$23kHighest 51% above U.S. |
$120,781±$18k 50% above U.S. |
| Townsend and Fremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,900±$35kHighest 31% above U.S. |
$433,200±$22k 30% above U.S. |
$416,900±$31kLowest 25% above U.S. |
| Epping and Townsend 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. |
$1,469±$313Lowest 4% above U.S. |
$2,668±$795Highest 89% above U.S. |
| Fremont 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. |
$6,031Lowest 93% above U.S. |
$6,954Highest 123% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
50.6%±16.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
94.2%±5.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Fremont and Epping 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% |
8.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
82%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1988 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 22% above U.S. |
37 minHighest 41% above U.S. |
33 min 25% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.5%±2.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
8.9%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #77 of 120 in NH | #136 of 282 in MA | #91 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Epping School District | North Middlesex | Fremont School District |
| High school in town | Epping High School | North Middlesex Regional | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
13.1Highest |
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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.