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Colebrook vs Hampton Beach vs Gorham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Colebrook has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Hampton Beach has the most people working from home (26.9%).
Gorham has the most affordable homes ($162k median).
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 | Colebrook | Hampton Beach | Gorham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,988Lowest |
2,605 |
2,682Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+14.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-5.3% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 53.7±4.9Lowest 24% above NH |
60.4±2.4Highest 39% above NH |
53.9±3.6 24% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 13.2%±3.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
3.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
12.5%±3.9 NH: 18.2% |
| Colebrook and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±4.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
33.7%±4.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
31.7%±6.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Hampton Beach and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
34%Highest NH: 40.6% |
20.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.6 NH: 6% |
0.6%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
6.7%±2.8Highest NH: 6% |
| Gorham and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,159±$6kLowest 48% below NH |
$82,557±$17kHighest 17% below NH |
$61,275±$7k 38% below NH |
| Hampton Beach and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $192,200±$59k 52% below NH |
$508,900±$76kHighest 26% above NH |
$161,600±$49kLowest 60% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $750±$238Lowest 50% below NH |
$1,375±$130Highest 8% below NH |
$838±$83 44% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,350 35% below NH |
$6,115Highest 8% below NH |
$4,334Lowest 35% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±19.3 NH: 48.2% |
61.7%±20.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
41%±20.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Hampton Beach and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.2% NH: 7.2% |
4.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.4% NH: 72.8% |
62.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
71.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 6 yrs older than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 21% below NH |
25 minHighest 5% below NH |
23 min 15% below NH |
| Work from home | 5.4%±3.1 NH: 16.8% |
26.9%±6.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
1.7%±1.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #57 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Colebrook School District | — | Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | Colebrook Academy and Elementary School (H) | — | Gorham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.4Lowest |
— | 9.0Highest |
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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.