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Dublin vs Springfield vs Hampton Beach
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dublin has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($384k median).
Hampton Beach has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.2%).
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 | Dublin | Springfield | Hampton Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,688 |
1,122Lowest |
2,605Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
-4% NH: +4.6% |
+14.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 49.3±8.4Lowest 14% above NH |
51.4±8.8 19% above NH |
60.4±2.4Highest 39% above NH |
| Hampton Beach and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±3Highest NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±8 NH: 18.2% |
3.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Dublin and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25%±4.7 NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
33.7%±4.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Hampton Beach and Dublin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.8%Highest NH: 40.6% |
36.4% NH: 40.6% |
34%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±3.9Highest NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
0.6%±0.7 NH: 6% |
| Dublin and Hampton Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,659±$14kHighest 6% above NH |
$100,893±$19k about the NH average |
$82,557±$17kLowest 17% below NH |
| Dublin and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $430,500±$72k 7% above NH |
$384,100±$50kLowest 5% below NH |
$508,900±$76kHighest 26% above NH |
| Hampton Beach and Dublin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,325±$165 11% below NH |
$1,096±$217Lowest 26% below NH |
$1,375±$130Highest 8% below NH |
| Hampton Beach and Dublin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,165Highest 22% above NH |
$5,946Lowest 11% below NH |
$6,115 8% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.2%±8.9 NH: 48.2% |
25.9%±64.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
61.7%±20.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Below poverty line | 9.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.2% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2% NH: 72.8% |
90.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
62.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 11 yrs older than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1971 8 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min about the NH average |
34 minHighest 29% above NH |
25 minLowest 5% below NH |
| Work from home | 22%±10.8 NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.9%±6.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Hampton Beach and Dublin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Contoocook Valley 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.