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Haverhill vs Epping vs Sandown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Haverhill has the most renters (37.2% rent).
Epping has the oldest population (median age 45.1).
Sandown has the highest household income ($135k).
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 | Haverhill | Epping | Sandown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 67,698Highest |
7,430 |
6,628Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+11.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.4±1.1Lowest about the U.S. average |
45.1±3.5Highest 16% above U.S. |
40.8±3.7 5% above U.S. |
| Epping and Sandown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±1.5 U.S.: 22% |
18.7%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.6%±6.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Sandown and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±1.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±5.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.2%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
37%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±3.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±2.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,326±$4kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$104,220±$7k 29% above U.S. |
$135,040±$25kHighest 67% above U.S. |
| Sandown and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $453,900±$9k 36% above U.S. |
$436,900±$35kLowest 31% above U.S. |
$483,400±$44kHighest 45% above U.S. |
| Sandown and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,668±$49Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$1,742±$576 23% above U.S. |
$1,893±$721Highest 34% above U.S. |
| Sandown and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,772Lowest 53% above U.S. |
$6,936 122% above U.S. |
$8,801Highest 182% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.2%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
67.8%±25.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
64.1%±48.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Epping and Sandown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1986 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 4% above U.S. |
32 min 22% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 27% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.5%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
24%±6.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
27.4%±13.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Sandown 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 | #243 of 282 in MA | #77 of 120 in NH | #71 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Haverhill · Whittier Regional Vocational Technical | Epping School District | Timberlane Regional School District |
| High school in town | Haverhill High | Epping High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
9.3Lowest |
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U.S. 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.