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Eliot vs Seabrook Beach vs North Hampton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Eliot has the most affordable homes ($499k median).
Seabrook Beach has the most people working from home (39.5%).
North Hampton has the highest household income ($146k).
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 | Eliot | Seabrook Beach | North Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,146Highest |
1,001Lowest |
4,543 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.8±5.9 31% above U.S. |
62±3.8Highest 59% above U.S. |
50.5±3.3Lowest 30% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±3.9 U.S.: 22% |
5.2%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±5.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| North Hampton and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±6.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
42.1%±7.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
26%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
39.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
54.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.2%±3.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.5%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| North Hampton and Seabrook Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,522±$10k 26% above U.S. |
$93,571±$43kLowest 16% above U.S. |
$146,458±$29kHighest 81% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $498,900±$62kLowest 50% above U.S. |
$920,900±$75kHighest 177% above U.S. |
$670,400±$61k 102% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,948±$471Highest 38% above U.S. |
$1,725±$575Lowest 22% above U.S. |
$1,805±$106 28% above U.S. |
| Eliot and North Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,549Lowest 46% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$8,529 173% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.1%±20.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
90.5%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
23.5%±21Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Seabrook Beach and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
74.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
91.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 15% below U.S. |
33 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
25 min 7% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.4%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
39.5%±20Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.9%±6.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Seabrook Beach and North Hampton 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 | #19 of 133 in ME | — | #12 of 120 in NH |
| School district | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | — | North Hampton School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.