Compare towns
Epsom vs Warner vs Weare
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%).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Weare has the most people working from home (22.8%).
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 | Weare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,939 |
2,959Lowest |
9,170Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7% NH: +4.6% |
+3.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 47.1±3.4Highest 9% above NH |
43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
45.6±4 5% above NH |
| Epsom and Weare 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% |
22.4%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Weare and Epsom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±3.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
13.5%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Epsom and Warner 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%Highest NH: 40.6% |
41.2% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.4 NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
4.3%±1.4Lowest 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 |
$118,271±$17kHighest 19% above NH |
| Weare 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 |
$396,300±$26kHighest about the NH average |
| Weare 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 |
$1,219±$123 18% below NH |
$1,541±$214Highest 3% above NH |
| Weare 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 |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
$6,272 6% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 71.2%±19.7Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
62.2%±24.6 NH: 48.2% |
| Epsom and Weare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.4% NH: 7.2% |
8.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
1.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.6% NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 15% above NH |
32 min 19% above NH |
36 minHighest 34% above NH |
| Work from home | 13.1%±4.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
22.8%±4.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Weare 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 | — | #84 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Epsom School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | John Stark Regional School District · Weare School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | John Stark Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.4 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.