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Clinton vs Hampton vs Webster

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Clinton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.4%).
Hampton has the most people working from home (21.7%).
Webster has the most kids (19.6% under 18).

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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.

MeasureClintonHamptonWebster
People
Population
15,563Lowest
16,426
17,748Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+13.4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+5.1%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+6%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
38.6±2.7Lowest
about the U.S. average
55.8±2.1Highest
43% above U.S.
39.9±2.9
about the U.S. average
Kids under 18
17.8%±2.5
U.S.: 22%
11.6%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.6%±2.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
Webster and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
14.5%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
30.9%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.6%±2.5
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
36.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
42.8%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
25.3%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
6.9%±2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.1%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.8%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
Clinton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$89,781±$10k
11% above U.S.
$95,233±$9kHighest
18% above U.S.
$72,895±$6kLowest
10% below U.S.
Hampton and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$387,300±$19k
16% above U.S.
$550,200±$39kHighest
65% above U.S.
$361,500±$12kLowest
9% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,402±$76
about the U.S. average
$1,628±$94Highest
15% above U.S.
$1,228±$81Lowest
13% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,654
49% above U.S.
$6,813Highest
118% above U.S.
$3,999Lowest
28% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
40.3%±6.4Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
56.8%±10.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
45.7%±6.7
U.S.: 51.1%
Hampton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.6%
U.S.: 12.5%
5.6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
12.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
54.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
73.8%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
59.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1956Lowest
24 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1962
18 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 min
13% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
31 minHighest
16% above U.S.
Work from home
14.2%±4.2
U.S.: 15.1%
21.7%±3.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
8%±2.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Hampton and Clinton 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 #246 of 282 in MA #31 of 120 in NH #271 of 282 in MA
School district Clinton Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District Webster
High school in town Clinton Senior High Winnacunnet High School Bartlett High School
Students per teacherat that high school
12.8Highest
10.1Lowest
11.6
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U.S. 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.