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Conway vs Seabrook Beach vs Kingston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Conway has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Seabrook Beach has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.7%).
Kingston has the highest household income ($105k).
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 | Conway | Seabrook Beach | Kingston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,141Highest |
1,001Lowest |
6,275 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+8.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.9% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 55±4.1Lowest 27% above NH |
62±3.8Highest 43% above NH |
55.5±5.7 28% above NH |
| Seabrook Beach and Kingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.4%±2.4 NH: 18.2% |
5.2%±3.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
13.5%±3.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Kingston and Conway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 35.1%±5.1 NH: 20.1% |
42.1%±7.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
24.7%±6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Seabrook Beach and Conway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.9% NH: 40.6% |
39.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
35.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±3Highest NH: 6% |
2.2%±3.2Lowest NH: 6% |
3.6%±2.1 NH: 6% |
| Conway and Kingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,385±$8kLowest 35% below NH |
$93,571±$43k 6% below NH |
$105,330±$12kHighest 6% above NH |
| Kingston and Seabrook Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $314,000±$43kLowest 22% below NH |
$920,900±$75kHighest 129% above NH |
$492,900±$58k 22% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,095±$141Lowest 27% below NH |
$1,725±$575Highest 16% above NH |
$1,393±$156 7% below NH |
| Seabrook Beach and Kingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,087Lowest 39% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$7,906 19% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.3%±13.9 NH: 48.2% |
90.5%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
46.9%±46.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Seabrook Beach and Conway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
7.8% NH: 7.2% |
2.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
74.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.4% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 23% below NH |
33 min 22% above NH |
34 minHighest 27% above NH |
| Work from home | 13.4%±4.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
39.5%±20Highest NH: 16.8% |
15.7%±4.3 NH: 16.8% |
| Seabrook Beach and Kingston 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 | #76 of 120 in NH | — | #78 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Conway School District | — | Sanborn Regional School District |
| High school in town | Kennett High School | — | Sanborn Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7Lowest |
— | 12.9Highest |
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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.