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Franconia vs Seabrook Beach vs Hampton vs Wilmot
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Franconia has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Seabrook Beach has the most people working from home (39.5%).
Hampton has the most renters (26.2% rent).
Wilmot has the most affordable homes ($400k 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.
| Measure | Franconia | Seabrook Beach | Hampton | Wilmot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,060 |
1,001Lowest |
16,426Highest |
1,487 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+8.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.1% NH: +4.6% |
+3.6% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 55.6±7 28% above NH |
62±3.8Highest 43% above NH |
55.8±2.1 29% above NH |
53±2.4Lowest 22% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 15.2%±5.5 NH: 18.2% |
5.2%±3.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
11.6%±2.3 NH: 18.2% |
17.1%±3.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Wilmot and Franconia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 36.6%±6.7 NH: 20.1% |
42.1%±7.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
30.9%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
24.3%±4.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Seabrook Beach and Franconia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.9% NH: 40.6% |
39.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
42.8% NH: 40.6% |
58.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±5.4Highest NH: 6% |
2.2%±3.2Lowest NH: 6% |
3.1%±1.1 NH: 6% |
3%±3.4 NH: 6% |
| Franconia and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $87,292±$28kLowest 12% below NH |
$93,571±$43k 6% below NH |
$95,233±$9k 4% below NH |
$117,759±$15kHighest 19% above NH |
| Wilmot and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $530,300±$96k 32% above NH |
$920,900±$75kHighest 129% above NH |
$550,200±$39k 37% above NH |
$399,600±$43kLowest about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,281±$278 14% below NH |
$1,725±$575Highest 16% above NH |
$1,628±$94 9% above NH |
$1,125±$289Lowest 25% below NH |
| Seabrook Beach and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,451 12% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,813 about the NH average |
$6,651Lowest about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.2%±74.4 NH: 48.2% |
90.5%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
56.8%±10.4 NH: 48.2% |
41.1%±41.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Seabrook Beach and Franconia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 11.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
7.8% NH: 7.2% |
5.6% NH: 7.2% |
2.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.1% NH: 72.8% |
74.5% NH: 72.8% |
73.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
83.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 25% below NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
26 min 3% below NH |
33 min 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 11.9%±5.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
39.5%±20Highest NH: 16.8% |
21.7%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
18.9%±3.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Seabrook Beach 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 | Lafayette Regional School District | — | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Winnacunnet High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.1 |
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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.