Epping vs Exeter

A side-by-side comparison of Epping and Exeter: population, income, housing, and more.

Epping and Exeter are places in New Hampshire. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Exeter has the higher population (10,138 vs 2,808 in Epping). Exeter has the higher median household income ($83,862 vs $80,987 in Epping). Exeter has the higher median home value ($349,300 vs $334,700 in Epping).

Population, income & housing

	Epping	Exeter
Population	2,808	10,138
Median age	42.8 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$80,987	$83,862
Median home value	$334,700	$349,300
Median gross rent	$1,877	$1,569
Housing units	1,256	5,015
Homeownership rate	76.7%	59.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.5%	52.1%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Epping	Exeter
Population	1,889 → 2,808 (+48.7%)	9,244 → 10,138 (+9.7%)
Median household income	$61,875 → $80,987 (+30.9%)	$69,575 → $83,862 (+20.5%)
Median home value	$199,700 → $334,700 (+67.6%)	$236,100 → $349,300 (+47.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,242 → $1,877 (+51.1%)	$1,224 → $1,569 (+28.2%)

Epping

Population

1,8892,808

Median household income

$61,875$80,987

Median home value

$199,700$334,700

Median gross rent

$1,242$1,877

Exeter

Population

9,24410,138

Median household income

$69,575$83,862

Median home value

$236,100$349,300

Median gross rent

$1,224$1,569

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Epping	Exeter
Under 5	8.1%	3.9%
5 to 17	8.0%	11.2%
18 to 24	4.3%	10.0%
25 to 34	18.3%	13.1%
35 to 44	14.4%	13.1%
45 to 54	11.9%	13.4%
55 to 64	10.0%	15.5%
65 to 74	18.6%	10.6%
75 and over	6.3%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Epping	Exeter
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	87.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Epping	Exeter
No high school diploma	10.4%	1.5%
High school graduate	39.8%	20.5%
Some college or associate's	18.4%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	24.9%	26.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	25.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Epping	Exeter
Drove alone	76.7%	72.8%
Carpooled	4.0%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.3%
Worked from home	12.2%	17.5%
Other means	3.3%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Epping	Exeter
1-unit, detached	67.1%	35.6%
1-unit, attached	11.0%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	21.7%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	10.3%
20 or more units	1.3%	10.6%
Mobile home & other	10.1%	17.1%

Poverty & households

	Epping	Exeter
Poverty rate	6.5%	6.9%
Average household size	2.32	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	37	24
Median year structure built	1984	1968