Compare towns
Epping vs Warner vs Newfields vs Raymond
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warner has the youngest population (median age 43.7).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
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 | Warner | Newfields | Raymond |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 7,430Highest |
2,959 |
2,023Lowest |
3,645 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1% NH: +4.6% |
+3.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3% NH: +4.6% |
+30.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.1±3.5 4% above NH |
43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
47.7±13.3Highest 10% above NH |
| Raymond and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±4.8 NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
16.6%±7.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Newfields 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% |
20.4%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
25.2%±6.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Raymond 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% NH: 40.6% |
42.4% NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
24.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.3Lowest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6 NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
6.9%±4.2 NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Raymond 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 |
$94,022±$18k 5% below NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$73,066±$8kLowest 26% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,900±$35k 9% above NH |
$353,100±$22k 12% below NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$314,900±$34kLowest 22% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,742±$576 17% above NH |
$1,219±$123 18% below NH |
$1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$994±$450Lowest 33% below NH |
| Newfields and Epping 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 |
$7,650 15% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$5,113Lowest 23% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
27.6%±13.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Epping and Warner 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% |
8.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7.1% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3% NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
75% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989 10 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 21% above NH |
32 min 19% above NH |
26 minLowest 4% below NH |
31 min 14% above NH |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9 NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
12.8%±5.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields 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 | — | — | #96 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Epping School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | Newfields School District | — |
| High school in town | Epping High School | None in town | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3 |
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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.