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Union vs Epping vs Bowdoin vs Limerick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Union has the most kids (24.9% under 18).
Epping has the most people working from home (24%).
Bowdoin has the most renters (15.3% rent).
Limerick has the most homeowners (89.8%).
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 | Union | Epping | Bowdoin | Limerick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,663Lowest |
7,430Highest |
3,188 |
3,400 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+11.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.6±5.3 7% above U.S. |
45.1±3.5Highest 16% above U.S. |
44.3±10 14% above U.S. |
40.4±9.2Lowest 4% above U.S. |
| Epping and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 24.9%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.7%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±6.2 U.S.: 22% |
18.7%±5.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Union and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±3.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±5.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.1%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Epping and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
37%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
27.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±3.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.5%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Epping and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $80,724±$9kLowest about the U.S. average |
$104,220±$7kHighest 29% above U.S. |
$91,239±$13k 13% above U.S. |
$101,172±$15k 25% above U.S. |
| Epping and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $267,600±$42kLowest 20% below U.S. |
$436,900±$35kHighest 31% above U.S. |
$292,800±$71k 12% below U.S. |
$269,400±$29k 19% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,179±$452Lowest 17% below U.S. |
$1,742±$576 23% above U.S. |
— | $1,758±$407Highest 24% above U.S. |
| Limerick and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,276 5% above U.S. |
$6,936Highest 122% above U.S. |
$3,375 8% above U.S. |
$2,520Lowest 19% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.6%±19.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
67.8%±25.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±42.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.8%±14.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Epping and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 10.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
84.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1989 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1992 12 yrs newer than U.S. |
1994Highest 14 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 11% above U.S. |
32 min 22% above U.S. |
32 min 20% above U.S. |
38 minHighest 42% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.9%±5.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
24%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.7%±7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.2%±6.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Epping and Union 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 | #28 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | Epping School District | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | — |
| 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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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.