Compare towns
Goffstown vs Epping vs New Boston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Goffstown has the shortest commute (28 min average).
Epping has the oldest population (median age 45.1).
New Boston has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
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 | Goffstown | Epping | New Boston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,513Highest |
7,430 |
6,165Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+11.1% NH: +4.6% |
+14.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.3±3.1 5% below NH |
45.1±3.5Highest 4% above NH |
38.8±3.4Lowest 10% below NH |
| Epping and Goffstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16%±2.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18.7%±4.8 NH: 18.2% |
27.2%±5.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
| New Boston and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±5.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
17%±4.3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Epping and Goffstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.8% NH: 40.6% |
37%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
44.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 14.5%±1.7Highest NH: 6% |
5.1%±3.3 NH: 6% |
3.6%±3Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,958±$12k 15% above NH |
$104,220±$7kLowest 5% above NH |
$154,250±$25kHighest 56% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $377,400±$20kLowest 6% below NH |
$436,900±$35k 9% above NH |
$481,100±$59kHighest 20% above NH |
| New Boston and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,231±$161 17% below NH |
$1,742±$576Highest 17% above NH |
$1,193±$111Lowest 20% below NH |
| Epping and Goffstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,941 4% above NH |
$6,936Lowest 4% above NH |
$8,181Highest 23% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.1%±20 NH: 48.2% |
67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
22.8%±20.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Epping and Goffstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
6.3% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
86.3% NH: 72.8% |
88%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 4% above NH |
32 min 21% above NH |
36 minHighest 33% above NH |
| Work from home | 13.8%±2.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
24%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
22.2%±6.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Epping and New Boston 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 | #35 of 120 in NH | #77 of 120 in NH | #21 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Goffstown School District | Epping School District | New Boston School District |
| High school in town | Goffstown High School | Epping High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6Highest |
9.3Lowest |
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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.