Compare towns
Raymond vs Sidney vs Epping
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Raymond has the most renters (14.2% rent).
Sidney has the most kids (23.1% under 18).
Epping has the most people working from home (24%).
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 | Raymond | Sidney | Epping |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,900Highest |
4,790Lowest |
7,430 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+11.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±3.8 12% above U.S. |
43±5.5Lowest 11% above U.S. |
45.1±3.5Highest 16% above U.S. |
| Epping and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.1%±5.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.7%±4.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Sidney and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±5.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Epping and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
33.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
37%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±3.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Epping and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,597±$10kHighest 30% above U.S. |
$83,488±$10kLowest 3% above U.S. |
$104,220±$7k 29% above U.S. |
| Raymond and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $370,400±$17k 11% above U.S. |
$336,200±$34kLowest about the U.S. average |
$436,900±$35kHighest 31% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,376±$196 about the U.S. average |
$1,340±$304Lowest 5% below U.S. |
$1,742±$576Highest 23% above U.S. |
| Epping and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,146 97% above U.S. |
$2,474Lowest 21% below U.S. |
$6,936Highest 122% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.1%±11.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
16.4%±17.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
67.8%±25.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 6.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
1989 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 13% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 6% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.4%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.3%±5.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
24%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Epping and Sidney 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 | #96 of 120 in NH | #15 of 133 in ME | #77 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Raymond School District | RSU 18 | Epping School District |
| High school in town | Raymond High School | None in town | Epping High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2Highest |
— | 9.3Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.