Compare towns
Hampton vs Newfields vs Epping
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hampton has the most renters (25.5% rent).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Epping has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.1%).
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 | Hampton | Newfields | Epping |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,101Highest |
2,023Lowest |
7,430 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3% NH: +4.6% |
+11.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 51.2±1.7Highest 18% above NH |
44.1±1.8Lowest about the NH average |
45.1±3.5 4% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.7%±4.8 NH: 18.2% |
| Newfields and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.9%±3.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±5.2 NH: 20.1% |
| Hampton and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.2% NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
5.1%±3.3 NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,163±$4kLowest about the NH average |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$104,220±$7k 5% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $545,300±$63k 35% above NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$436,900±$35kLowest 9% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,654±$93Lowest 11% above NH |
$1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,742±$576 17% above NH |
| Newfields and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,872Lowest 3% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,936 4% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±13.1 NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Epping and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4% NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
86.3% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest same as NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1989 10 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below NH |
26 minLowest 4% below NH |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
| Work from home | 20.5%±3.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
24%±6.9 NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields and Epping 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 | #31 of 120 in NH | — | #77 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Newfields School District | Epping School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Epping High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.3 |
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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.