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Albany vs Hampton Beach 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
Albany has the most affordable homes ($248k median).
Hampton Beach has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.2%).
Hampton has the most kids (14.6% under 18).
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 | Albany | Hampton Beach | Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 790Lowest |
2,605 |
10,101Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.3% NH: +4.6% |
+14.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-0.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 46.5±9.7Lowest 7% above NH |
60.4±2.4Highest 39% above NH |
51.2±1.7 18% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 11.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
3.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
14.6%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Hampton and Albany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.8%±2.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
33.7%±4.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
26.9%±3.1 NH: 20.1% |
| Hampton Beach and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.7% NH: 40.6% |
34%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
44.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±4Highest NH: 6% |
0.6%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
3.4%±1.7 NH: 6% |
| Albany and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,639±$19kLowest 32% below NH |
$82,557±$17k 17% below NH |
$97,163±$4kHighest about the NH average |
| Hampton and Hampton Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $248,300±$68kLowest 38% below NH |
$508,900±$76k 26% above NH |
$545,300±$63kHighest 35% above NH |
| Hampton and Hampton Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$112Lowest 20% below NH |
$1,375±$130 8% below NH |
$1,654±$93Highest 11% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,554Lowest 62% below NH |
$6,115 8% below NH |
$6,872Highest 3% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.2%±97.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
61.7%±20.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.9%±13.1 NH: 48.2% |
| Hampton Beach and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.2% NH: 7.2% |
4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.3% NH: 72.8% |
62.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
74.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1979Highest same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below NH |
25 min 5% below NH |
26 minHighest 3% below NH |
| Work from home | 16.2%±18.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.9%±6.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
20.5%±3.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Hampton Beach 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 | — | — | #31 of 120 in NH |
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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.