Compare towns
Bow vs Hampton Falls vs Hampton vs Newfields
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bow has the most kids (25% under 18).
Hampton Falls has the most expensive homes ($773k median).
Hampton has the most renters (26.2% rent).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
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 | Bow | Hampton Falls | Hampton | Newfields |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,335 |
2,328 |
16,426Highest |
2,023Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+7.5% NH: +4.6% |
+5.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.5±2Lowest 4% below NH |
49.5±7.3 14% above NH |
55.8±2.1Highest 29% above NH |
44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
| Hampton and Hampton Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 25%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.1%±5.6 NH: 18.2% |
11.6%±2.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Bow and Hampton Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.5 NH: 20.1% |
25%±3.6 NH: 20.1% |
30.9%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Hampton and Hampton Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.3% NH: 40.6% |
54.5% NH: 40.6% |
42.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
3.8%±2.1 NH: 6% |
3.1%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $172,857±$16k 75% above NH |
$166,157±$14k 68% above NH |
$95,233±$9kLowest 4% below NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
| Newfields and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34kLowest 26% above NH |
$772,600±$76kHighest 92% above NH |
$550,200±$39k 37% above NH |
$646,400±$34k 61% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178Lowest 3% above NH |
$1,852±$475 24% above NH |
$1,628±$94 9% above NH |
$1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
| Newfields and Hampton Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,584 44% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,813Lowest about the NH average |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2 NH: 48.2% |
27.2%±22.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
56.8%±10.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
| Hampton and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 2.7% NH: 7.2% |
4% NH: 7.2% |
5.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5% NH: 72.8% |
86.3% NH: 72.8% |
73.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the NH average |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
26 min 3% below NH |
26 minLowest 4% below NH |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7 NH: 16.8% |
21.8%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
21.7%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields and Bow 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 | #26 of 120 in NH | — | #31 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Bow School District | Hampton Falls School District | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District | Newfields School District |
| High school in town | Bow High School | None in town | Winnacunnet High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
— | 10.1Lowest |
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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.