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Epping vs Warren vs Ware vs Weare
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%).
Warren has the most renters (35.5% rent).
Ware has the most affordable homes ($290k median).
Weare has the highest household income ($118k).
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 | Warren | Ware | Weare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 7,430 |
5,009Lowest |
10,048Highest |
9,170 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.1±3.5 16% above U.S. |
38.7±7.3Lowest about the U.S. average |
43.1±4.7 11% above U.S. |
45.6±4Highest 17% above U.S. |
| Weare and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.8%±8 U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
22.4%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Weare and Warren 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% |
14.6%±4.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±3.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
13.5%±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% U.S.: 35.7% |
23.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
24% U.S.: 35.7% |
41.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.9%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Epping and Ware 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. |
$66,082±$6kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$67,475±$15k 16% below U.S. |
$118,271±$17kHighest 46% above U.S. |
| Weare 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. |
$333,700±$35k about the U.S. average |
$289,700±$28kLowest 13% below U.S. |
$396,300±$26k 19% above U.S. |
| Epping and Weare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,742±$576Highest 23% above U.S. |
$890±$174Lowest 37% below U.S. |
$1,043±$109 26% below U.S. |
$1,541±$214 9% above U.S. |
| Epping and Weare 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. |
$4,530 45% above U.S. |
$4,237Lowest 36% above U.S. |
$6,272 101% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
29.7%±18.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
64.3%±16.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
62.2%±24.6 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% U.S.: 12.5% |
9% U.S.: 12.5% |
11.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
1.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
64.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
72.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1960Lowest 20 yrs older than U.S. |
1986 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 22% above U.S. |
33 min 25% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 8% above U.S. |
36 minHighest 35% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.5%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.8%±4.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Epping and Weare 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 | #165 of 282 in MA | #267 of 282 in MA | #84 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Epping School District | Quaboag Regional | Ware | John Stark Regional School District · Weare School District |
| High school in town | Epping High School | Quaboag Regional High | Ware Junior/Senior High School | John Stark Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
10.0 |
11.1 |
11.4Highest |
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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.