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Middleton vs Epping vs Union
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Epping has the most expensive homes ($437k median).
Union has the most kids (35.9% under 18).
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 | Middleton | Epping | Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,595 |
7,430Highest |
131Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+11.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 43.5±5.7 about the NH average |
45.1±3.5Highest 4% above NH |
23.6±30.9Lowest 45% below NH |
| Epping and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±4.2 NH: 18.2% |
18.7%±4.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
35.9%±42.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Union and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.9%±2 NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±5.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
0%±31.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Epping and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
37% NH: 40.6% |
48.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.9 NH: 6% |
5.1%±3.3Highest NH: 6% |
0%±13Lowest NH: 6% |
| Epping and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,696±$8k about the NH average |
$104,220±$7kHighest 5% above NH |
$75,117±$19kLowest 24% below NH |
| Epping and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $312,300±$27k 22% below NH |
$436,900±$35kHighest 9% above NH |
$162,900±$135kLowest 60% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,500±$293Lowest about the NH average |
$1,742±$576Highest 17% above NH |
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| Epping and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,504 17% below NH |
$6,936Highest 4% above NH |
$1,258Lowest 81% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 83.3%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
67.8%±25.9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
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| Middleton and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% NH: 7.2% |
4.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5% NH: 72.8% |
86.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1938Lowest 41 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 39 minHighest 45% above NH |
32 minLowest 21% above NH |
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| Work from home | 14.1%±5.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
24%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
21.4%±25.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Epping and Union 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 | — | #77 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Middleton 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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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.