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Center Harbor vs North 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
Center Harbor has the most affordable homes ($464k median).
North Hampton has the most kids (19.2% under 18).
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 | Center Harbor | North Hampton | Seabrook Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 955Lowest |
4,543Highest |
1,001 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.5% NH: +4.6% |
+8.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 60.4±4.8 39% above NH |
50.5±3.3Lowest 17% above NH |
62±3.8Highest 43% above NH |
| Seabrook Beach and Center Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.9%±5.4 NH: 18.2% |
19.2%±5.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
5.2%±3.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| North Hampton and Center Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 39.5%±13.2 NH: 20.1% |
26%±4.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
42.1%±7.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Seabrook Beach and Center Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.1% NH: 40.6% |
54.5%Highest NH: 40.6% |
39.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
2.5%±1.5Highest NH: 6% |
2.2%±3.2 NH: 6% |
| North Hampton and Seabrook Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,313±$16k 5% above NH |
$146,458±$29kHighest 48% above NH |
$93,571±$43kLowest 6% below NH |
| North Hampton and Center Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $463,800±$74kLowest 15% above NH |
$670,400±$61k 67% above NH |
$920,900±$75kHighest 129% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,805±$106Highest 21% above NH |
$1,725±$575Lowest 16% above NH |
| North Hampton and Seabrook Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,667Lowest 30% below NH |
$8,529 28% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.3%±59.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
23.5%±21 NH: 48.2% |
90.5%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Seabrook Beach and North Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
2.9% NH: 7.2% |
7.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91% NH: 72.8% |
91.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 8% below NH |
25 minLowest 8% below NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 8.9%±5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.9%±6.9 NH: 16.8% |
39.5%±20Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Seabrook Beach and North 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 | — | #12 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | North Hampton School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| 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.