Compare towns
Epping vs Westminster vs Windham
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 expensive homes ($437k median).
Westminster has the most affordable homes ($274k median).
Windham has the most renters (17.1% rent).
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 | Westminster | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,430Highest |
2,999 |
594Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 45.1±3.5 16% above U.S. |
53.5±3.7Highest 38% above U.S. |
44.2±7.4Lowest 14% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±4.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±4.7 U.S.: 22% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Epping and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.6%±6.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.2%±8.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Westminster and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
46.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
48.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±3.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Epping and Westminster 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. |
$71,491±$4kLowest 11% below U.S. |
$94,500±$12k 17% above U.S. |
| Epping and Windham 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. |
$273,800±$35kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$353,900±$20k 6% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,742±$576Highest 23% above U.S. |
$916±$126Lowest 35% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,936Highest 122% above U.S. |
$4,063Lowest 30% above U.S. |
$5,951 91% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
49.2%±7.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
41.2%±94Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Epping and Westminster 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% |
8.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
88.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1980Lowest same as U.S. |
1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 10% below U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
27%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.5%±5.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Westminster 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 | #53 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Epping School District | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | — |
| High school in town | Epping High School | Bellows Falls Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
10.6Highest |
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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.