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Danville vs Hampton vs Barnstead
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danville has the most homeowners (97.4%).
Hampton has the most people working from home (21.7%).
Barnstead has grown the fastest since 2010 (+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 | Danville | Hampton | Barnstead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,531Lowest |
16,426Highest |
4,994 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.1% NH: +4.6% |
+7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42±4Lowest 3% below NH |
55.8±2.1Highest 29% above NH |
42.8±3.1 about the NH average |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±7Highest NH: 18.2% |
11.6%±2.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
21%±5 NH: 18.2% |
| Danville and Barnstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±4.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
30.9%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.6%±4.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.6% NH: 40.6% |
42.8%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.3Lowest NH: 6% |
3.1%±1.1 NH: 6% |
5.9%±2.9Highest NH: 6% |
| Barnstead and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,104±$21kHighest 16% above NH |
$95,233±$9kLowest 4% below NH |
$111,660±$12k 13% above NH |
| Danville and Barnstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $437,600±$26k 9% above NH |
$550,200±$39kHighest 37% above NH |
$362,400±$25kLowest 10% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,144±$867Highest 44% above NH |
$1,628±$94 9% above NH |
$1,395±$75Lowest 6% below NH |
| Danville and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,504Highest 28% above NH |
$6,813 about the NH average |
$6,003Lowest 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 70.2%±61.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
56.8%±10.4 NH: 48.2% |
47.6%±50.9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Danville and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
5.6% NH: 7.2% |
3.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
73.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 14 yrs newer than NH |
1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 30% above NH |
26 minLowest 3% below NH |
31 min 16% above NH |
| Work from home | 13.1%±5.4 NH: 16.8% |
21.7%±3.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
13%±4.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Hampton and Danville 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 | #40 of 120 in NH | #31 of 120 in NH | #111 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Timberlane Regional School District | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District | Barnstead School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Winnacunnet High School | None in town |
| 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.