Compare towns
Hampton vs Hampton vs Seabrook Beach vs Kingston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hampton has the most kids (14.6% under 18).
Hampton has the most renters (26.2% rent).
Seabrook Beach has the most people working from home (39.5%).
Kingston has the most affordable homes ($493k median).
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 | Hampton | Seabrook Beach | Kingston |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 10,101 |
16,426Highest |
1,001Lowest |
6,275 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.1% NH: +4.6% |
+8.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.9% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 51.2±1.7Lowest 18% above NH |
55.8±2.1 29% above NH |
62±3.8Highest 43% above NH |
55.5±5.7 28% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
11.6%±2.3 NH: 18.2% |
5.2%±3.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
13.5%±3.9 NH: 18.2% |
| Hampton and Kingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 26.9%±3.1 NH: 20.1% |
30.9%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
42.1%±7.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
24.7%±6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
42.8% NH: 40.6% |
39.6% NH: 40.6% |
35.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.7 NH: 6% |
3.1%±1.1 NH: 6% |
2.2%±3.2Lowest NH: 6% |
3.6%±2.1Highest NH: 6% |
| Kingston and 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 about the NH average |
$95,233±$9k 4% below NH |
$93,571±$43kLowest 6% below NH |
$105,330±$12kHighest 6% above NH |
| Kingston and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $545,300±$63k 35% above NH |
$550,200±$39k 37% above NH |
$920,900±$75kHighest 129% above NH |
$492,900±$58kLowest 22% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,654±$93 11% above NH |
$1,628±$94 9% above NH |
$1,725±$575Highest 16% above NH |
$1,393±$156Lowest 7% below NH |
| Seabrook Beach and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,872 3% above NH |
$6,813Lowest about the NH average |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$7,906 19% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±13.1 NH: 48.2% |
56.8%±10.4 NH: 48.2% |
90.5%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
46.9%±46.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Seabrook Beach and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4% NH: 7.2% |
5.6% NH: 7.2% |
7.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
73.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
74.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.4% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 same as NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 3% below NH |
26 minLowest 3% below NH |
33 min 22% above NH |
34 minHighest 27% above NH |
| Work from home | 20.5%±3.8 NH: 16.8% |
21.7%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
39.5%±20Highest NH: 16.8% |
15.7%±4.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Seabrook Beach 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 | #31 of 120 in NH | — | #78 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District | — | Sanborn Regional School District |
| High school in town | — | Winnacunnet High School | — | Sanborn Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.1Lowest |
— | 12.9Highest |
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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.