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Epping vs Warner vs Washburn
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.1%).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Washburn has the most affordable homes ($113k median).
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 | Washburn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,430Highest |
2,959 |
1,355Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
-9.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.1±3.5 16% above U.S. |
43.7±4Lowest 12% above U.S. |
48.2±7.7Highest 24% above U.S. |
| Washburn 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 U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.7%±3.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Washburn 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24%±3.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Washburn 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
42.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
26%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Warner 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 29% above U.S. |
$94,022±$18k 16% above U.S. |
$56,196±$6kLowest 30% below U.S. |
| Epping and Warner 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. |
$353,100±$22k 6% above U.S. |
$112,900±$14kLowest 66% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,742±$576Highest 23% above U.S. |
$1,219±$123 14% below U.S. |
$482±$62Lowest 66% below U.S. |
| Epping and Warner 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. |
$7,650Highest 145% above U.S. |
$1,571Lowest 50% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.7%±21.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
33.3%±24.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| 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%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
12.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
78.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
32 min 20% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±4.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
9.7%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Epping and Warner 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 | RSU 45/MSAD 45 |
| High school in town | Epping High School | None in town | Washburn District High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
— | 12.0Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.