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Fairlee vs Hampton vs Granby

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Fairlee has the most renters (42.5% rent).
Hampton has the most kids (11.6% under 18).
Granby has the most affordable homes ($152k median).

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.

MeasureFairleeHamptonGranby
People
Population
54Lowest
16,426Highest
67
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+5.1%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
63.5±7.6
63% above U.S.
55.8±2.1Lowest
43% above U.S.
65.9±6.1Highest
69% above U.S.
Granby and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
0%±52.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
11.6%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
3%±39.7
U.S.: 22%
Hampton and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
37%±54.9
U.S.: 17.2%
30.9%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
55.2%±29Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Granby and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
11.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
42.8%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
10.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±26.2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.1%±1.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3%±16
U.S.: 6.4%
Hampton and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$21,071±$13kLowest
74% below U.S.
$95,233±$9kHighest
18% above U.S.
$57,083±$51k
29% below U.S.
Hampton and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$277,500±$28k
17% below U.S.
$550,200±$39kHighest
65% above U.S.
$151,800±$57kLowest
54% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,057±$620Lowest
25% below U.S.
$1,628±$94Highest
15% above U.S.
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Hampton and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,750
20% above U.S.
$6,813Highest
118% above U.S.
$2,250Lowest
28% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
100%±55.5Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
56.8%±10.4Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
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Fairlee and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
50%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
5.6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
57.5%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
73.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
90.2%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1942Lowest
38 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way —
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
38 minHighest
42% above U.S.
Work from home
23.5%±30.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
21.7%±3.3
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±17.1Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Fairlee and 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 — #31 of 120 in NH —
School district — Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District —
High school in town — Winnacunnet High School —
Students per teacherat that high school —
10.1
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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.