Compare towns
Mount Holly vs Epping vs Mendon vs Rochester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Holly has the most kids (21.2% under 18).
Epping has the most expensive homes ($437k median).
Mendon has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Rochester has the most people working from home (40.8%).
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 | Mount Holly | Epping | Mendon | Rochester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,415 |
7,430Highest |
1,113Lowest |
1,389 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+11.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.5±8.2Highest 38% above U.S. |
45.1±3.5Lowest 16% above U.S. |
53.4±10.5 37% above U.S. |
53.3±7.6 37% above U.S. |
| Mount Holly and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.7%±4.8 U.S.: 22% |
14.6%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
10.4%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Mount Holly and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 28%±4.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29%±1.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
31.5%±3.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Rochester and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
37%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
49.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
49% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±3.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.4%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Epping and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $78,015±$19k 3% below U.S. |
$104,220±$7kHighest 29% above U.S. |
$100,524±$23k 25% above U.S. |
$72,676±$8kLowest 10% below U.S. |
| Epping and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $296,900±$40k 11% below U.S. |
$436,900±$35kHighest 31% above U.S. |
$357,000±$44k 7% above U.S. |
$253,600±$81kLowest 24% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,534±$1k 9% above U.S. |
$1,742±$576Highest 23% above U.S. |
$1,230±$651 13% below U.S. |
$929±$158Lowest 34% below U.S. |
| Epping and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,926Lowest 26% above U.S. |
$6,936Highest 122% above U.S. |
$5,342 71% above U.S. |
$3,977 28% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.9%±65.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
67.8%±25.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
88.6%±42.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
62.4%±27.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mendon and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 11.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
18.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1967Lowest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
17 minLowest 36% below U.S. |
27 min 4% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.2%±6.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
24%±6.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.5%±8.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
40.8%±27.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Rochester 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 | — | #77 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 | Epping School District | — | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 |
| High school in town | None in town | Epping High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.3 |
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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.