Compare towns
Epsom vs Warner vs Hampstead
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 the most homeowners (87.6%).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Hampstead has the most expensive homes ($521k 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 | Epsom | Warner | Hampstead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,939 |
2,959Lowest |
9,102Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.6% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 47.1±3.4Highest 9% above NH |
43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
45.3±6.1 5% above NH |
| Epsom and Hampstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±4.9 NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
21.3%±3.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Hampstead and Epsom 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% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
21.8%±4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Hampstead 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%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
42.4% NH: 40.6% |
44.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.4 NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
5.1%±1.6Lowest 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 |
$94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
$112,348±$18kHighest 13% above NH |
| Hampstead 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 |
$353,100±$22k 12% below NH |
$521,100±$45kHighest 29% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,212±$437Lowest 19% below NH |
$1,219±$123 18% below NH |
$1,299±$149Highest 13% below NH |
| Hampstead and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,210Lowest 7% below NH |
$7,650 15% above NH |
$8,634Highest 30% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 71.2%±19.7Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
44.1%±20.2Lowest 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% |
8.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
82.1% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 7 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 15% above NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
30 minLowest 13% above NH |
| Work from home | 13.1%±4.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
21%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Hampstead and Warner 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 | — | #49 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Epsom School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | Hampstead 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.