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Warner vs Epping vs Hampton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warner has the most affordable homes ($353k median).
Epping has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.1%).
Hampton has the most expensive homes ($545k median).
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 | Warner | Epping | Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,959Lowest |
7,430 |
10,101Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7% NH: +4.6% |
+11.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-0.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
45.1±3.5 4% above NH |
51.2±1.7Highest 18% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
18.7%±4.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.6%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Epping and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±3.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±5.2 NH: 20.1% |
26.9%±3.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Hampton and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.4% NH: 40.6% |
37%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
44.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
5.1%±3.3 NH: 6% |
3.4%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Warner and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
$104,220±$7kHighest 5% above NH |
$97,163±$4k about the NH average |
| Epping and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,100±$22kLowest 12% below NH |
$436,900±$35k 9% above NH |
$545,300±$63kHighest 35% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
$1,742±$576Highest 17% above NH |
$1,654±$93 11% above NH |
| Epping and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,650Highest 15% above NH |
$6,936 4% above NH |
$6,872Lowest 3% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.7%±21.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.9%±13.1 NH: 48.2% |
| Epping and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.7% NH: 7.2% |
4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6% NH: 72.8% |
86.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 19% above NH |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
26 minLowest 3% below NH |
| Work from home | 16.6%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
24%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
20.5%±3.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Epping and Hampton 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 | #31 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Kearsarge Regional School District | Epping School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Epping High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.3 |
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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.