Compare towns
Dunbarton vs Seabrook vs Stratham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dunbarton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9%).
Seabrook has the most renters (31.8% rent).
Stratham has the most people working from home (25.3%).
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 | Dunbarton | Seabrook | Stratham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,097Lowest |
8,427Highest |
7,754 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-3.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.7% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48±3.7 11% above NH |
54±1.9Highest 25% above NH |
41.6±4.9Lowest 4% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±3.8 NH: 18.2% |
14.8%±3.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
23.5%±5.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Stratham and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±4.3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
31.5%±5Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.6%±3.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.6% NH: 40.6% |
27.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
69.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±2 NH: 6% |
2.9%±1.3Lowest NH: 6% |
3.9%±1.7Highest NH: 6% |
| Stratham and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,348±$21k 26% above NH |
$84,349±$15kLowest 15% below NH |
$151,998±$20kHighest 53% above NH |
| Stratham and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $484,100±$33k 20% above NH |
$443,500±$40kLowest 10% above NH |
$655,400±$36kHighest 63% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,166±$70Lowest 22% below NH |
$1,542±$174 3% above NH |
$2,511±$377Highest 68% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,233 23% above NH |
$5,785Lowest 13% below NH |
$9,781Highest 47% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.7%±60.7 NH: 48.2% |
50.4%±10Lowest NH: 48.2% |
64%±38.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Stratham and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3% NH: 7.2% |
12.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
68.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
92.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 11 yrs newer than NH |
1986Lowest 7 yrs newer than NH |
1986Lowest 7 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 25% above NH |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
27 min about the NH average |
| Work from home | 12.6%±5.4 NH: 16.8% |
10.5%±3.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.3%±6.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #33 of 120 in NH | #114 of 120 in NH | #43 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Dunbarton School District | Seabrook School District | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Stratham School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None 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.