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Franklin vs Seabrook Beach vs Hampton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Franklin has the most kids (17.8% under 18).
Seabrook Beach has the most people working from home (39.5%).
Hampton has the shortest commute (26 min average).
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 | Franklin | Seabrook Beach | Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,799 |
1,001Lowest |
16,426Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+8.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.1% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42.7±2Lowest about the NH average |
62±3.8Highest 43% above NH |
55.8±2.1 29% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 17.8%±3.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
5.2%±3.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
11.6%±2.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 21.3%±3.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
42.1%±7.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
30.9%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
39.6% NH: 40.6% |
42.8%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
2.2%±3.2Lowest NH: 6% |
3.1%±1.1 NH: 6% |
| Franklin and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,648±$4kLowest 28% below NH |
$93,571±$43k 6% below NH |
$95,233±$9kHighest 4% below NH |
| Hampton and Seabrook Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $262,200±$22kLowest 35% below NH |
$920,900±$75kHighest 129% above NH |
$550,200±$39k 37% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,110±$68Lowest 26% below NH |
$1,725±$575Highest 16% above NH |
$1,628±$94 9% above 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 | $4,886Lowest 27% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,813 about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±11.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
90.5%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
56.8%±10.4 NH: 48.2% |
| Seabrook Beach and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7% NH: 7.2% |
7.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
5.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
74.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
73.8% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 20 yrs older than NH |
1966 13 yrs older than NH |
1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 18% above NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
26 minLowest 3% below NH |
| Work from home | 8.3%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
39.5%±20Highest NH: 16.8% |
21.7%±3.3 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 | #112 of 120 in NH | — | #31 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Franklin School District | — | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | Franklin High School | — | Winnacunnet High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 16.2Highest |
— | 10.1Lowest |
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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.