Compare towns
Epsom vs Loudon vs Warner
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Epsom has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.9%).
Loudon has the highest household income ($107k).
Warner has the most people working from home (16.6%).
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 | Epsom | Loudon | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,939 |
5,692Highest |
2,959Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+4.9% NH: +4.6% |
+3.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 47.1±3.4 9% above NH |
49.5±3.2Highest 14% above NH |
43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
| Loudon and Epsom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±4.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
16.8%±4.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Epsom and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±3.3 NH: 20.1% |
22%±4.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Loudon and Epsom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.6% NH: 40.6% |
29.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
42.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.4 NH: 6% |
1.4%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Warner and Epsom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,941±$13k about the NH average |
$106,966±$16kHighest 8% above NH |
$94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
| Loudon and Epsom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $338,400±$19kLowest 16% below NH |
$363,400±$48kHighest 10% below NH |
$353,100±$22k 12% below NH |
| Loudon and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,212±$437Lowest 19% below NH |
$1,321±$465Highest 11% below NH |
$1,219±$123 18% below NH |
| Loudon and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,210 7% below NH |
$5,821Lowest 13% below NH |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 71.2%±19.7Highest NH: 48.2% |
45.5%±30.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Epsom and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.4% NH: 7.2% |
8.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.6% NH: 72.8% |
89.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 7 yrs newer than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 15% above NH |
30 minLowest 14% above NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 13.1%±4.3 NH: 16.8% |
8.9%±4.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Warner and Epsom 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 | #69 of 120 in NH | #99 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Epsom School District | Merrimack Valley School District | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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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.