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Berlin 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
Berlin has the most affordable homes ($131k median).
Hampton Beach has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.2%).
Hampton has the most homeowners (73.8%).
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 | Berlin | Hampton Beach | Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,383 |
2,605Lowest |
16,426Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+14.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.1% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.6±2.8Lowest 3% above NH |
60.4±2.4Highest 39% above NH |
55.8±2.1 29% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
3.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
11.6%±2.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±2.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
33.7%±4.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
30.9%±2.8 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+ | 14.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
34% NH: 40.6% |
42.8%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.1 NH: 6% |
0.6%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
3.1%±1.1Highest NH: 6% |
| Hampton and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $45,180±$5kLowest 54% below NH |
$82,557±$17k 17% below NH |
$95,233±$9kHighest 4% below NH |
| 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 | $131,000±$15kLowest 67% below NH |
$508,900±$76k 26% above NH |
$550,200±$39kHighest 37% 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 | $815±$141Lowest 45% below NH |
$1,375±$130 8% below NH |
$1,628±$94Highest 9% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,437Lowest 48% below NH |
$6,115 8% below NH |
$6,813Highest about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.7%±12Lowest NH: 48.2% |
61.7%±20.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
56.8%±10.4 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 | 15.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.2% NH: 7.2% |
5.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
62.9% NH: 72.8% |
73.8%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than NH |
1971 8 yrs older than NH |
1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 30% below NH |
25 min 5% below NH |
26 minHighest 3% below NH |
| Work from home | 3.5%±2.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.9%±6.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
21.7%±3.3 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 | #108 of 120 in NH | — | #31 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Berlin School District | — | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | Berlin Senior High School | — | Winnacunnet High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.2Lowest |
— | 10.1Highest |
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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.