Compare towns
Hampton Beach vs Hampton vs Lee vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hampton Beach has the most renters (37.1% rent).
Lee has the most affordable homes ($481k median).
Windham has the highest household income ($190k).
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 | Hampton Beach | Hampton | Lee | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,605Lowest |
16,426Highest |
4,576 |
16,038 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14.2% NH: +4.6% |
+5.1% NH: +4.6% |
+4.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 60.4±2.4Highest 39% above NH |
55.8±2.1 29% above NH |
42.9±1.9 about the NH average |
41.1±2.9Lowest 5% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 3.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
11.6%±2.3 NH: 18.2% |
21.9%±5.6 NH: 18.2% |
27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Windham and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 33.7%±4.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
30.9%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±6.8 NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Hampton Beach and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
42.8% NH: 40.6% |
50.6% NH: 40.6% |
62.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
3.1%±1.1 NH: 6% |
5.4%±2.6Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.8 NH: 6% |
| Lee and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $82,557±$17kLowest 17% below NH |
$95,233±$9k 4% below NH |
$131,579±$54k 33% above NH |
$189,583±$19kHighest 91% above NH |
| Windham and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $508,900±$76k 26% above NH |
$550,200±$39k 37% above NH |
$480,600±$61kLowest 19% above NH |
$723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,375±$130Lowest 8% below NH |
$1,628±$94 9% above NH |
— | $3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,115Lowest 8% below NH |
$6,813 about the NH average |
$9,661 45% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.7%±20.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
56.8%±10.4 NH: 48.2% |
38.3%±53.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
52.2%±50.9 NH: 48.2% |
| Hampton Beach and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
5.6% NH: 7.2% |
2.6% NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
73.8% NH: 72.8% |
95.8%Highest NH: 72.8% |
93.9% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
1987 8 yrs newer than NH |
1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 5% below NH |
26 min 3% below NH |
28 min about the NH average |
31 minHighest 15% above NH |
| Work from home | 26.9%±6.1 NH: 16.8% |
21.7%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
27.6%±8.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4.4 NH: 16.8% |
| Lee and Hampton Beach 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 | #3 of 120 in NH | #13 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District | Oyster River Coop School District | Windham School District |
| High school in town | — | Winnacunnet High School | None in town | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.1Lowest |
— | 12.8Highest |
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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.