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Ira vs Epping vs Clarendon vs Castleton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ira has the most homeowners (90.7%).
Epping has the most people working from home (24%).
Clarendon has the shortest commute (16 min average).
Castleton has the youngest population (median age 38.3).
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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 | Ira | Epping | Clarendon | Castleton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 381Lowest |
7,430Highest |
2,460 |
4,453 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +11.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-6.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 54.1±5.5Highest 39% above U.S. |
45.1±3.5 16% above U.S. |
52.3±4.1 34% above U.S. |
38.3±4.3Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Ira and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.7%±4.8 U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±5.1 U.S.: 22% |
18.8%±6.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Castleton and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 28.9%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±5.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
27.4%±4.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ira and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
37% U.S.: 35.7% |
25.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±3.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.1%±1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
19.3%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $71,827±$5k 11% below U.S. |
$104,220±$7kHighest 29% above U.S. |
$59,609±$12kLowest 26% below U.S. |
$73,854±$23k 9% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,900±$18k 18% below U.S. |
$436,900±$35kHighest 31% above U.S. |
$220,900±$32kLowest 34% below U.S. |
$224,800±$71k 32% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $942±$52Lowest 33% below U.S. |
$1,742±$576Highest 23% above U.S. |
$1,096±$305 22% below U.S. |
$1,137±$195 20% below U.S. |
| Epping and Castleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,146 33% above U.S. |
$6,936Highest 122% above U.S. |
$3,740 20% above U.S. |
$3,167Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.4%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
67.8%±25.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.4%±27.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
67.7%±21.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Epping and Castleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 14.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6% U.S.: 12.5% |
12.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
84.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
79%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
16 minLowest 40% below U.S. |
19 min 27% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 2.3%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
24%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.1%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.2%±3.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #77 of 120 in NH | — | #39 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Epping School District | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 |
| High school in town | — | Epping High School | Mill River Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.3Lowest |
9.4Highest |
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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.