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Hudson vs Epping vs Plainville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hudson has the most renters (32% rent).
Epping has the most people working from home (24%).
Plainville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+20.3%).
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 | Hudson | Epping | Plainville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,719Highest |
7,430Lowest |
9,943 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+11.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+20.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.8±2.6 13% above U.S. |
45.1±3.5Highest 16% above U.S. |
43.2±3.6Lowest 11% above U.S. |
| Epping and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.8%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.7%±4.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.3%±4 U.S.: 22% |
| Epping and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±5.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.2%±3.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Epping and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
37%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±3.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Epping and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,524±$9kLowest 12% above U.S. |
$104,220±$7kHighest 29% above U.S. |
$104,106±$13k 29% above U.S. |
| Epping and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $473,300±$15k 42% above U.S. |
$436,900±$35kLowest 31% above U.S. |
$476,000±$35kHighest 43% above U.S. |
| Plainville and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,397±$83Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,742±$576 23% above U.S. |
$1,977±$197Highest 40% above U.S. |
| Plainville and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,597 112% above U.S. |
$6,936Highest 122% above U.S. |
$5,329Lowest 71% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.4%±8.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
67.8%±25.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
53.8%±13.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Epping and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
70.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 14% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
29 minLowest 10% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.3%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
24%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.9%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Epping and Hudson 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 | #224 of 282 in MA | #77 of 120 in NH | #102 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Epping School District | Plainville |
| High school in town | — | Epping High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.3 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.