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Mount Tabor vs Epping vs Weston vs Maidstone
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 Tabor has the most affordable homes ($421k median).
Epping has the most kids (18.7% under 18).
Weston has the most people working from home (31.2%).
Maidstone has the most homeowners (97.5%).
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 Tabor | Epping | Weston | Maidstone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 304 |
7,430Highest |
685 |
241Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +11.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 57.8±10.6 49% above U.S. |
45.1±3.5Lowest 16% above U.S. |
60.5±7 56% above U.S. |
61.3±8.2Highest 58% above U.S. |
| Maidstone and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.7%±4.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.2%±4.2 U.S.: 22% |
12.4%±11.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Epping and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
44.2%±2.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
39.4%±3.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Weston and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
37% U.S.: 35.7% |
66.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±3.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.3%±3.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Epping and Maidstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | — | $104,220±$7k 29% above U.S. |
$115,000±$20kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$85,833±$32kLowest 6% above U.S. |
| Weston and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76kLowest 26% above U.S. |
$436,900±$35k 31% above U.S. |
$537,700±$77kHighest 62% above U.S. |
$438,200±$81k 32% above U.S. |
| Weston and Maidstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
$1,742±$576 23% above U.S. |
$1,375±$729Lowest about the U.S. average |
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| Mount Tabor and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233 68% above U.S. |
$6,936 122% above U.S. |
$7,076Highest 127% above U.S. |
$3,914Lowest 25% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
67.8%±25.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
33.3%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Epping and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 11%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
91.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
97.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1969 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
32 min 22% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
24%±6.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
31.2%±7.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
24.5%±15.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Weston and Maidstone 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 | — | Epping School District | — | — |
| High school in town | — | Epping High School | — | — |
| 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.