Compare towns
Sandwich vs Epping vs Waterville Valley
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sandwich has the most people working from home (36.1%).
Epping has the most kids (18.7% under 18).
Waterville Valley has the shortest commute (14 min average).
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 | Sandwich | Epping | Waterville Valley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,757 |
7,430Highest |
290Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+11.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 63.6±2.8Highest 47% above NH |
45.1±3.5Lowest 4% above NH |
61.6±16.5 42% above NH |
| Sandwich and Waterville Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 7%±3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18.7%±4.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
8.6%±11.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Epping and Waterville Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 46.6%±8.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±5.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
43.1%±9.7 NH: 20.1% |
| Sandwich and Waterville Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.3% NH: 40.6% |
37%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
71.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3 NH: 6% |
5.1%±3.3Highest NH: 6% |
0.3%±4.3Lowest NH: 6% |
| Epping and Sandwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $140,694±$22kHighest 42% above NH |
$104,220±$7kLowest 5% above NH |
$105,625±$50k 7% above NH |
| Sandwich and Waterville Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $437,700±$79k 9% above NH |
$436,900±$35kLowest 9% above NH |
$562,500±$193kHighest 40% above NH |
| Waterville Valley and Sandwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,679±$1k 13% above NH |
$1,742±$576Highest 17% above NH |
$1,150±$382Lowest 23% below NH |
| Epping and Sandwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,494Lowest 33% below NH |
$6,936Highest 4% above NH |
$5,745 14% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±41.6 NH: 48.2% |
67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
33.3%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Epping and Sandwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.2% NH: 7.2% |
4.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
6.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94%Highest NH: 72.8% |
86.3% NH: 72.8% |
81.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1984 5 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 16% above NH |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
14 minLowest 48% below NH |
| Work from home | 36.1%±16.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
24%±6.9 NH: 16.8% |
19.7%±12.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Sandwich 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 | — | #77 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District | Epping School District | Waterville Valley School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Epping High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.3 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.