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Sandown vs Concord vs Epping
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sandown has the highest household income ($135k).
Concord has the most renters (43.2% rent).
Epping has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.1%).
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 | Sandown | Concord | Epping |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,628Lowest |
44,375Highest |
7,430 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4% NH: +4.6% |
+3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+11.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.8±3.7 6% below NH |
40.7±1.3Lowest 6% below NH |
45.1±3.5Highest 4% above NH |
| Epping and Sandown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±6.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.2%±1.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18.7%±4.8 NH: 18.2% |
| Sandown and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.2%±4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
18.7%±1.5 NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±5.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Epping and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
42.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±2.6Lowest NH: 6% |
6%±0.8Highest NH: 6% |
5.1%±3.3Lowest NH: 6% |
| Concord and Sandown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $135,040±$25kHighest 36% above NH |
$84,902±$5kLowest 14% below NH |
$104,220±$7k 5% above NH |
| Sandown and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $483,400±$44kHighest 20% above NH |
$350,900±$13kLowest 13% below NH |
$436,900±$35k 9% above NH |
| Sandown and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,893±$721Highest 27% above NH |
$1,441±$43Lowest 3% below NH |
$1,742±$576 17% above NH |
| Sandown and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,801Highest 32% above NH |
$7,227 8% above NH |
$6,936Lowest 4% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.1%±48.3 NH: 48.2% |
44.1%±5.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Epping and Sandown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.9% NH: 7.2% |
4.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.5% NH: 72.8% |
56.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
86.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 7 yrs newer than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 25% above NH |
23 minLowest 14% below NH |
32 min 21% above NH |
| Work from home | 27.4%±13.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.1%±1.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
24%±6.9 NH: 16.8% |
| Sandown and Epping 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 | #71 of 120 in NH | #89 of 120 in NH | #77 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Timberlane Regional School District | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District | Epping School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Concord High School | Epping High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.0Highest |
9.3Lowest |
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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.