Compare towns
Campton vs Hampton vs Seabrook Beach
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Campton has the most kids (19.5% under 18).
Hampton has the most renters (26.2% rent).
Seabrook Beach has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.7%).
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 | Campton | Hampton | Seabrook Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,407 |
16,426Highest |
1,001Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.1% NH: +4.6% |
+8.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 49.2±3.7Lowest 14% above NH |
55.8±2.1 29% above NH |
62±3.8Highest 43% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±6.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
11.6%±2.3 NH: 18.2% |
5.2%±3.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Campton and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±10.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
30.9%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
42.1%±7.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
42.8% NH: 40.6% |
39.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.2%±4.2Highest NH: 6% |
3.1%±1.1 NH: 6% |
2.2%±3.2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Campton and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,870±$21kHighest 20% above NH |
$95,233±$9k 4% below NH |
$93,571±$43kLowest 6% below NH |
| Campton and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $356,300±$38kLowest 11% below NH |
$550,200±$39k 37% above NH |
$920,900±$75kHighest 129% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,628±$94Lowest 9% above NH |
$1,725±$575Highest 16% above NH |
| Seabrook Beach and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,028Lowest 10% below NH |
$6,813 about the NH average |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72.6%±44.3 NH: 48.2% |
56.8%±10.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
90.5%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Seabrook Beach and Campton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
5.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7.8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
73.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
74.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 13% below NH |
26 min 3% below NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 28.3%±10.8 NH: 16.8% |
21.7%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
39.5%±20Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Seabrook Beach and Campton 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 | #68 of 120 in NH | #31 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Campton School District | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Winnacunnet High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.1 |
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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.