Compare towns
Brookline vs Hampton Falls vs Hampton Beach
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookline has the most kids (26.7% under 18).
Hampton Falls has the most expensive homes ($773k median).
Hampton Beach has the most renters (37.1% rent).
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 | Brookline | Hampton Falls | Hampton Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,736Highest |
2,328Lowest |
2,605 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13% NH: +4.6% |
+7.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+14.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.5Lowest 5% below NH |
49.5±7.3 14% above NH |
60.4±2.4Highest 39% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 26.7%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.1%±5.6 NH: 18.2% |
3.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Brookline and Hampton Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 11.4%±2.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
25%±3.6 NH: 20.1% |
33.7%±4.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
54.5% NH: 40.6% |
34%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±3.2Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±2.1 NH: 6% |
0.6%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Brookline and Hampton Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $171,046±$4kHighest 73% above NH |
$166,157±$14k 68% above NH |
$82,557±$17kLowest 17% below NH |
| Brookline and Hampton Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $544,400±$38k 35% above NH |
$772,600±$76kHighest 92% above NH |
$508,900±$76kLowest 26% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,500±$1kHighest 68% above NH |
$1,852±$475 24% above NH |
$1,375±$130Lowest 8% below NH |
| Brookline and Hampton Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,115Lowest 8% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.8%±43.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
27.2%±22.7 NH: 48.2% |
61.7%±20.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Hampton Beach and Hampton Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4% NH: 7.2% |
8.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
86.3% NH: 72.8% |
62.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 14 yrs newer than NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 25% above NH |
32 min 21% above NH |
25 minLowest 5% below NH |
| Work from home | 24.7%±5.8 NH: 16.8% |
21.8%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.9%±6.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Hampton Beach and Brookline 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 | #23 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Brookline School District | Hampton Falls School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.