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Goffstown vs Hampton vs Barrington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Goffstown has the most affordable homes ($377k median).
Hampton has the most expensive homes ($545k median).
Barrington has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.7%).
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 | Goffstown | Hampton | Barrington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,513Highest |
10,101 |
9,489Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2% NH: +4.6% |
-0.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+8.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.3±3.1 5% below NH |
51.2±1.7Highest 18% above NH |
38.7±2.3Lowest 11% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 16%±2.5 NH: 18.2% |
14.6%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
23.7%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 19%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
26.9%±3.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.6%±2.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.8% NH: 40.6% |
44.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
42.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 14.5%±1.7Highest NH: 6% |
3.4%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.9 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,958±$12kHighest 15% above NH |
$97,163±$4kLowest about the NH average |
$110,323±$14k 11% above NH |
| Goffstown and Barrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $377,400±$20kLowest 6% below NH |
$545,300±$63kHighest 35% above NH |
$399,100±$30k about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,231±$161Lowest 17% below NH |
$1,654±$93 11% above NH |
$1,867±$194Highest 25% above NH |
| Barrington and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,941 4% above NH |
$6,872Lowest 3% above NH |
$7,121Highest 7% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.1%±20 NH: 48.2% |
48.9%±13.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
63.1%±25.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Barrington and Goffstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4% NH: 7.2% |
4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7% NH: 72.8% |
74.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
87%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
1979Lowest same as NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above NH |
26 minLowest 3% below NH |
30 minHighest 13% above NH |
| Work from home | 13.8%±2.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
20.5%±3.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
18.7%±4.1 NH: 16.8% |
| Hampton and Barrington 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 | #35 of 120 in NH | #31 of 120 in NH | #65 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Goffstown School District | — | Barrington School District |
| High school in town | Goffstown High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6 |
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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.