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Orange vs Epping vs Grafton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Orange has the highest household income ($119k).
Epping has the most expensive homes ($437k median).
Grafton has the most affordable homes ($267k median).
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 | Orange | Epping | Grafton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 320Lowest |
7,430Highest |
1,354 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +11.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.3±9.1Lowest 5% below NH |
45.1±3.5Highest 4% above NH |
43.1±10.6 about the NH average |
| Epping and Grafton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±5.6 NH: 18.2% |
18.7%±4.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
21%±4.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Grafton and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20%±5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±5.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
21%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Epping and Grafton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37% NH: 40.6% |
24.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±3.7 NH: 6% |
5.1%±3.3Highest NH: 6% |
4.5%±2.8Lowest NH: 6% |
| Epping and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,750±$39kHighest 20% above NH |
$104,220±$7k 5% above NH |
$81,563±$22kLowest 18% below NH |
| Orange and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $302,600±$35k 25% below NH |
$436,900±$35kHighest 9% above NH |
$267,300±$23kLowest 34% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,742±$576Highest 17% above NH |
$1,243±$163Lowest 17% below NH |
| Epping and Grafton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,132Lowest 23% below NH |
$6,936Highest 4% above NH |
$5,239 21% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
32.1%±34.1 NH: 48.2% |
| Epping and Grafton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7.7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
86.3% NH: 72.8% |
83.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 7 yrs newer than NH |
1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1983Lowest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 5% above NH |
32 min 21% above NH |
43 minHighest 62% above NH |
| Work from home | 20.8%±8.9 NH: 16.8% |
24%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
19.9%±6.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Epping and Orange 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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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.