Compare towns
Hampton vs Windham vs Hampton Beach vs Hampton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the highest household income ($190k).
Hampton Beach has the most people working from home (26.9%).
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 | Windham | Hampton Beach | Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 10,101 |
16,038 |
2,605Lowest |
16,426Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+14.2% NH: +4.6% |
+5.1% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 51.2±1.7 18% above NH |
41.1±2.9Lowest 5% below NH |
60.4±2.4Highest 39% above NH |
55.8±2.1 29% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
3.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
11.6%±2.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 26.9%±3.1 NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
33.7%±4.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
30.9%±2.8 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+ | 44.2% NH: 40.6% |
62.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
34%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
42.8% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.7 NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.8Highest NH: 6% |
0.6%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
3.1%±1.1 NH: 6% |
| Windham 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 |
$189,583±$19kHighest 91% above NH |
$82,557±$17kLowest 17% below NH |
$95,233±$9k 4% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $545,300±$63k 35% above NH |
$723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
$508,900±$76kLowest 26% above NH |
$550,200±$39k 37% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,654±$93 11% above NH |
$3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
$1,375±$130Lowest 8% below NH |
$1,628±$94 9% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,872 3% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,115Lowest 8% below NH |
$6,813 about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±13.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
52.2%±50.9 NH: 48.2% |
61.7%±20.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
56.8%±10.4 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 | 4% NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
5.6% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.5% NH: 72.8% |
93.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
62.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
73.8% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 same as NH |
1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below NH |
31 minHighest 15% above NH |
25 minLowest 5% below NH |
26 min 3% below NH |
| Work from home | 20.5%±3.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4.4 NH: 16.8% |
26.9%±6.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
21.7%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
| Hampton Beach and Windham 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 | #13 of 120 in NH | — | #31 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Windham School District | — | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | — | Windham High School | — | Winnacunnet High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8Highest |
— | 10.1Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.