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Hampton vs Belvidere vs North Hampton

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hampton has the most renters (25.5% rent).
Belvidere has the most affordable homes ($239k median).
North Hampton has the highest household income ($146k).

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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.

MeasureHamptonBelvidereNorth Hampton
People
Population
10,101Highest
422Lowest
4,543
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-0.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
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+5.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
51.2±1.7Highest
32% above U.S.
40.7±6.5Lowest
5% above U.S.
50.5±3.3
30% above U.S.
Hampton and North Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
14.6%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
22%±4Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.2%±5.4
U.S.: 22%
Belvidere and North Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
26.9%±3.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
8.8%±4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
26%±4.9
U.S.: 17.2%
Hampton and North Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
44.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
35.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
54.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.4%±1.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.4%±1.3Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.5%±1.5
U.S.: 6.4%
Hampton and North Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$97,163±$4k
20% above U.S.
$81,563±$18kLowest
about the U.S. average
$146,458±$29kHighest
81% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$545,300±$63k
64% above U.S.
$239,200±$51kLowest
28% below U.S.
$670,400±$61kHighest
102% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,654±$93
17% above U.S.
$1,542±$1kLowest
9% above U.S.
$1,805±$106Highest
28% above U.S.
North Hampton and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,872
120% above U.S.
$3,908Lowest
25% above U.S.
$8,529Highest
173% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
48.9%±13.1
U.S.: 51.1%
66.7%±53.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
23.5%±21Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Belvidere and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4%
U.S.: 12.5%
5.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
2.9%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
74.5%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
86.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
91.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1979Lowest
1 yr older than U.S.
1989Highest
9 yrs newer than U.S.
1984
4 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 min
about the U.S. average
38 minHighest
42% above U.S.
25 minLowest
7% below U.S.
Work from home
20.5%±3.8
U.S.: 15.1%
9.4%±7.6Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
25.9%±6.9Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
North Hampton 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 — #12 of 120 in NH
School district — — North Hampton School District
High school in town — — None in town
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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.