Compare towns
Epping vs Windham vs Fremont
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Epping has the most people working from home (24%).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($723k median).
Fremont has the most affordable homes ($417k 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 | Windham | Fremont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,430 |
16,038Highest |
4,831Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1% NH: +4.6% |
+16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+10.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.1±3.5Highest 4% above NH |
41.1±2.9Lowest 5% below NH |
44.3±3.4 about the NH average |
| Epping and Fremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±4.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
20.4%±5.9 NH: 18.2% |
| Windham and Fremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±5.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
21.6%±4.3 NH: 20.1% |
| Epping and Fremont 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% |
62.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
32.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.3Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.8 NH: 6% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Epping and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,220±$7kLowest 5% above NH |
$189,583±$19kHighest 91% above NH |
$120,781±$18k 22% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,900±$35k 9% above NH |
$723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
$416,900±$31kLowest 4% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,742±$576Lowest 17% above NH |
$3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
$2,668±$795 79% above NH |
| Windham and Fremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,936Lowest 4% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,954 4% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9 NH: 48.2% |
52.2%±50.9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
94.2%±5.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Fremont and Epping 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% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
5.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
90.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989 10 yrs newer than NH |
1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
1988Lowest 9 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 21% above NH |
31 minLowest 15% above NH |
33 minHighest 24% above NH |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4.4 NH: 16.8% |
8.9%±4.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Epping and Windham 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 | #13 of 120 in NH | #91 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Epping School District | Windham School District | Fremont School District |
| High school in town | Epping High School | Windham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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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.