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Mount Holly vs Epping vs Wallingford vs Addison
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 people working from home (24%).
Wallingford has the most affordable homes ($262k median).
Addison has the highest household income ($107k).
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 | Wallingford | Addison |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,415 |
7,430Highest |
2,286 |
1,175Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+11.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.5±8.2Highest 38% above U.S. |
45.1±3.5Lowest 16% above U.S. |
45.9±10.8 18% above U.S. |
53.1±7.6 37% above U.S. |
| Mount Holly and Addison 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% |
18.7%±5 U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±5.1Lowest 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%±4.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.9%±3.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
27.1%±1.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Holly and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
37% U.S.: 35.7% |
30.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±3.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Addison and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $78,015±$19kLowest 3% below U.S. |
$104,220±$7k 29% above U.S. |
$80,230±$15k about the U.S. average |
$106,667±$7kHighest 32% above U.S. |
| Addison and Epping 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. |
$261,900±$44kLowest 21% below U.S. |
$362,200±$23k 9% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,534±$1k 9% above U.S. |
$1,742±$576 23% above U.S. |
$891±$95Lowest 37% below U.S. |
$2,019±$461Highest 43% above U.S. |
| Addison and Epping 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. |
$4,355 40% above U.S. |
$5,831 87% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.9%±65.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
67.8%±25.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
14.3%±13.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.9%±62.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Epping and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 11.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
7% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
82.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 6% below U.S. |
28 min 5% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.2%±6.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
24%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±5.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Epping and Addison 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 | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | — |
| 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.