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Georgetown vs Hampton vs Arrowsic vs Phippsburg

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Georgetown has the most people working from home (21.5%).
Hampton has the most renters (25.5% rent).
Arrowsic has the most kids (22.4% under 18).
Phippsburg has the most affordable homes ($336k median).

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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.

MeasureGeorgetownHamptonArrowsicPhippsburg
People
Population
1,012
10,101Highest
597Lowest
2,238
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-0.6%
U.S.: +7.4%
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-2.8%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
55.8±9.4Highest
43% above U.S.
51.2±1.7
32% above U.S.
50.3±8.7Lowest
29% above U.S.
54.3±6.3
40% above U.S.
Georgetown and Phippsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
15.7%±6.8
U.S.: 22%
14.6%±3.3
U.S.: 22%
22.4%±7.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
11.5%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Arrowsic and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
33.1%±10.8
U.S.: 17.2%
26.9%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
31.8%±11.2
U.S.: 17.2%
34.4%±3.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Phippsburg and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
40.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
44.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
64.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
37.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.5%±1.3Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.4%±1.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.2%±2.7
U.S.: 6.4%
2.3%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
Hampton and Arrowsic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$84,250±$33kLowest
4% above U.S.
$97,163±$4k
20% above U.S.
$99,107±$27k
23% above U.S.
$107,833±$19kHighest
34% above U.S.
Phippsburg and Arrowsic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$427,200±$47k
28% above U.S.
$545,300±$63k
64% above U.S.
$584,200±$150kHighest
76% above U.S.
$335,800±$47kLowest
about the U.S. average
Arrowsic and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,431±$448
about the U.S. average
$1,654±$93Highest
17% above U.S.
$1,600±$412
13% above U.S.
$1,022±$346Lowest
28% below U.S.
Hampton and Arrowsic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,575
17% below U.S.
$6,872Highest
120% above U.S.
$3,521
13% above U.S.
$2,034Lowest
35% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
71.6%±20.1Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.9%±13.1
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
35.5%±98.7
U.S.: 51.1%
Georgetown and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
16.1%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
74.5%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
95.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
81.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1980
same as U.S.
1979Lowest
1 yr older than U.S.
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
1984
4 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 minHighest
14% above U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
29 min
11% above U.S.
21 minLowest
19% below U.S.
Work from home
21.5%±14Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
20.5%±3.8
U.S.: 15.1%
20.6%±9
U.S.: 15.1%
11.7%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Georgetown and Arrowsic 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 Georgetown Public Schools — — RSU 01 - LKRSU
High school in town None in town — — None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet 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.