Compare towns
Epping vs Windsor vs Suncook
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%).
Windsor has the most kids (25.2% under 18).
Suncook has the most renters (40.5% 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 | Windsor | Suncook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,430Highest |
254Lowest |
5,432 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
— | +2.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.1±3.5Highest 4% above NH |
40.2±18.8 7% below NH |
37.9±8.1Lowest 12% below NH |
| Epping and Windsor 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% |
25.2%±14.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.8%±4.9 NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor and Suncook 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% |
15.7%±8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
16.5%±3.3 NH: 20.1% |
| Epping and Suncook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37%Highest NH: 40.6% |
12.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
31.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.3Highest NH: 6% |
3.9%±4.2 NH: 6% |
2.5%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Epping and Windsor 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 5% above NH |
$103,750±$40k 5% above NH |
$79,836±$25kLowest 19% below NH |
| Epping and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,900±$35kHighest 9% above NH |
$337,500±$40kLowest 16% below NH |
$361,100±$22k 10% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,742±$576Highest 17% above NH |
— | $1,091±$317Lowest 27% below NH |
| Epping and Suncook 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 |
$3,381Lowest 49% below NH |
$6,975Highest 5% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
66.7%±100 NH: 48.2% |
48.2%±21.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Epping and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.8% NH: 7.2% |
12.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3% NH: 72.8% |
96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
59.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1951Lowest 28 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 21% above NH |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
25 minLowest 8% below NH |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
15%±16.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
15.5%±6.7 NH: 16.8% |
| Epping and Suncook 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 | — | — |
| High school in town | Epping High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.