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Durham vs Hampton Falls vs Enfield vs Durham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hampton Falls has the most kids (19.1% under 18).
Enfield has the most affordable homes ($391k median).
Durham has the most renters (46.4% rent).
Durham is a college town. 55.1% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Durham | Hampton Falls | Enfield | Durham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 15,080Highest |
2,328Lowest |
4,475 |
10,681 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8% NH: +4.6% |
+7.5% NH: +4.6% |
-2.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 20.8±0.3 52% below NH |
49.5±7.3 14% above NH |
58.3±5.4Highest 35% above NH |
20.1±0.2Lowest 54% below NH |
| Enfield and Hampton Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 10.3%±2.1 NH: 18.2% |
19.1%±5.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
7.9%±4.6 NH: 18.2% |
6.5%±2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 11.5%±1.6 NH: 20.1% |
25%±3.6 NH: 20.1% |
30.7%±7.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
7.5%±1.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Enfield and Hampton Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 75.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
54.5% NH: 40.6% |
43%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
75.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 55.1%±3.2 NH: 6% |
3.8%±2.1 NH: 6% |
2.7%±3.4Lowest NH: 6% |
70.2%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $124,056±$21k 25% above NH |
$166,157±$14kHighest 68% above NH |
$95,474±$19kLowest 4% below NH |
$112,070±$25k 13% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $504,300±$41k 25% above NH |
$772,600±$76kHighest 92% above NH |
$390,800±$71kLowest about the NH average |
$498,000±$45k 24% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,429±$143 4% below NH |
$1,852±$475Highest 24% above NH |
$1,181±$563Lowest 21% below NH |
$1,302±$211 13% below NH |
| Hampton Falls and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,203Lowest 7% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.4%±16Highest NH: 48.2% |
27.2%±22.7 NH: 48.2% |
17.8%±16.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
55.4%±19.2 NH: 48.2% |
| Durham and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 15.1% NH: 7.2% |
4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
16.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
12.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.4% NH: 72.8% |
86.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
82.1% NH: 72.8% |
53.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 27% below NH |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
24 min 11% below NH |
17 minLowest 36% below NH |
| Work from home | 19.4%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
21.8%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
11%±5.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
| Hampton Falls and Durham 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 | #9 of 120 in NH | — | #5 of 120 in NH | #9 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Oyster River Coop School District | Hampton Falls School District | Mascoma Valley Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | Oyster River High School | None in town | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3 |
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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.