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Granville vs Hampton vs Ripton

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Granville has the most kids (19.1% under 18).
Hampton has the most expensive homes ($550k median).
Ripton has the highest household income ($113k).

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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.

MeasureGranvilleHamptonRipton
People
Population
414Lowest
16,426Highest
508
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+5.1%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+25.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.8±7.7Lowest
15% above U.S.
55.8±2.1Highest
43% above U.S.
47.7±14.2
23% above U.S.
Hampton and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.1%±5.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
11.6%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
11.8%±6.3
U.S.: 22%
Granville and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.4%±4.3Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
30.9%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
30.5%±7.1
U.S.: 17.2%
Hampton and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
30.6%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
42.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
48%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.4%±3.1
U.S.: 6.4%
3.1%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
20.1%±6.3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$60,500±$21kLowest
25% below U.S.
$95,233±$9k
18% above U.S.
$112,917±$15kHighest
40% above U.S.
Ripton and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$233,300±$40kLowest
30% below U.S.
$550,200±$39kHighest
65% above U.S.
$394,400±$61k
19% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,163±$184Lowest
18% below U.S.
$1,628±$94Highest
15% above U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,914Lowest
7% below U.S.
$6,813Highest
118% above U.S.
$4,915
58% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
34.8%±70.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
56.8%±10.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
52.9%±100
U.S.: 51.1%
Hampton and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6%
U.S.: 12.5%
5.6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.6%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
87.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
73.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
90.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1974
6 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1973Lowest
7 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
34 minHighest
28% above U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
24 minLowest
9% below U.S.
Work from home
31.9%±15Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
21.7%±3.3
U.S.: 15.1%
17.2%±8.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Granville 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 Addison Central Unified Union School District #55
High school in town — Winnacunnet High School None in town
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.