Compare towns
Pittsfield vs Epping vs Bristol
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pittsfield has the most renters (55.9% rent).
Epping has the most people working from home (24%).
Bristol has the most kids (24.3% 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 | Pittsfield | Epping | Bristol |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,744Lowest |
7,430Highest |
3,273 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+11.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+6.2% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±4.9Lowest 5% below NH |
45.1±3.5Highest 4% above NH |
42.7±5.7 about the NH average |
| Epping and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±7.9 NH: 18.2% |
18.7%±4.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
24.3%±6.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Bristol and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21%±7.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±5.2 NH: 20.1% |
23.2%±4.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bristol and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
37%Highest NH: 40.6% |
35.5% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±4.2 NH: 6% |
5.1%±3.3Highest NH: 6% |
3.6%±2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Epping and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,144±$20kLowest 39% below NH |
$104,220±$7kHighest 5% above NH |
$78,438±$10k 21% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $273,100±$47k 32% below NH |
$436,900±$35kHighest 9% above NH |
$258,300±$63kLowest 36% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,236±$216Lowest 17% below NH |
$1,742±$576Highest 17% above NH |
$1,310±$97 12% below NH |
| Epping and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,864 27% below NH |
$6,936Highest 4% above NH |
$4,162Lowest 38% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66%±30.5 NH: 48.2% |
67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
46.3%±14.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Epping and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.3% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 44.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
86.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
69.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 27 yrs older than NH |
1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% below NH |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
28 min 4% above NH |
| Work from home | 7.7%±6.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
24%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
11.8%±5.2 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #93 of 120 in NH | #77 of 120 in NH | #79 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Epping School District | Newfound Area School District |
| High school in town | — | Epping High School | Newfound Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.3Lowest |
11.5Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.