Compare towns
Hanover vs Epping vs Deering
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hanover has the most expensive homes ($843k median).
Epping has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.1%).
Deering has the most affordable homes ($310k median).
Hanover is a college town. 49.8% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Hanover | Epping | Deering |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,479Highest |
7,430 |
1,938Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.1% NH: +4.6% |
+11.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-0.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 21.8±0.3Lowest 50% below NH |
45.1±3.5 4% above NH |
48.8±5.7Highest 13% above NH |
| Deering and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9.8%±2.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18.7%±4.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±4.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Epping and Deering are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±3.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±5.2 NH: 20.1% |
23.9%±1.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Deering and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 89.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37% NH: 40.6% |
31%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 49.8%±2.5Highest NH: 6% |
5.1%±3.3 NH: 6% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $153,281±$26kHighest 55% above NH |
$104,220±$7k 5% above NH |
$101,250±$16kLowest about the NH average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $842,600±$97kHighest 109% above NH |
$436,900±$35k 9% above NH |
$309,900±$27kLowest 23% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,254±$249Highest 51% above NH |
$1,742±$576 17% above NH |
$1,306±$116Lowest 12% below NH |
| Hanover and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,936 4% above NH |
$6,223Lowest 7% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72%±17.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
67.8%±25.9 NH: 48.2% |
23.9%±27.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Hanover and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8% NH: 7.2% |
4.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
14.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
86.3% NH: 72.8% |
87.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 29% below NH |
32 min 21% above NH |
40 minHighest 49% above NH |
| Work from home | 26.7%±6Highest NH: 16.8% |
24%±6.9 NH: 16.8% |
10%±2.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Hanover 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 | #1 of 120 in NH | #77 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Epping School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Epping High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.3 |
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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.