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Epping vs Ware vs Webster 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%).
Ware has the most affordable homes ($290k median).
Webster has the most renters (40.2% rent).
Raymond has the highest household income ($105k).
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 | Ware | Webster | Raymond |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 7,430Lowest |
10,048 |
17,748Highest |
10,900 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.1±3.5Highest 16% above U.S. |
43.1±4.7 11% above U.S. |
39.9±2.9Lowest about the U.S. average |
43.4±3.8 12% above U.S. |
| Epping and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±4.8 U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
19.6%±2.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
18%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Webster and Ware 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% |
20.6%±3.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.6%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
18%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Epping and Ware 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% |
24%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
25.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
26.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.8%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Webster 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. |
$67,475±$15kLowest 16% below U.S. |
$72,895±$6k 10% below U.S. |
$104,597±$10kHighest 30% above U.S. |
| Raymond 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±$35kHighest 31% above U.S. |
$289,700±$28kLowest 13% below U.S. |
$361,500±$12k 9% above U.S. |
$370,400±$17k 11% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,742±$576Highest 23% above U.S. |
$1,043±$109Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,228±$81 13% below U.S. |
$1,376±$196 about the U.S. average |
| Epping and Raymond 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. |
$4,237 36% above U.S. |
$3,999Lowest 28% above U.S. |
$6,146 97% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
64.3%±16.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
45.7%±6.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
24.1%±11.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Epping and Ware 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% |
11.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
12.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
72.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
59.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1960Lowest 20 yrs older than U.S. |
1962 18 yrs older than U.S. |
1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 8% above U.S. |
31 min 16% above U.S. |
30 min 13% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
8%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.4%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #77 of 120 in NH | #267 of 282 in MA | #271 of 282 in MA | #96 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Epping School District | Ware | Webster | Raymond School District |
| High school in town | Epping High School | Ware Junior/Senior High School | Bartlett High School | Raymond High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
11.1 |
11.6Highest |
11.2 |
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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.