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Hampton Falls vs Concord vs Seabrook Beach vs Seabrook

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hampton Falls has the highest household income ($166k).
Concord has the most affordable homes ($351k median).
Seabrook Beach has the most people working from home (39.5%).
Seabrook has the shortest commute (21 min average).

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.

MeasureHampton FallsConcordSeabrook BeachSeabrook
People
Population
2,328
44,375Highest
1,001Lowest
8,427
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+7.5%
NH: +4.6%
+3%
NH: +4.6%
+8.7%Highest
NH: +4.6%
-3.4%Lowest
NH: +4.6%
Median age
49.5±7.3
14% above NH
40.7±1.3Lowest
6% below NH
62±3.8Highest
43% above NH
54±1.9
25% above NH
Kids under 18
19.1%±5.6Highest
NH: 18.2%
17.2%±1.3
NH: 18.2%
5.2%±3.1Lowest
NH: 18.2%
14.8%±3.1
NH: 18.2%
Hampton Falls and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
25%±3.6
NH: 20.1%
18.7%±1.5Lowest
NH: 20.1%
42.1%±7.9Highest
NH: 20.1%
31.5%±5
NH: 20.1%
Seabrook Beach and Seabrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
54.5%Highest
NH: 40.6%
42.3%
NH: 40.6%
39.6%
NH: 40.6%
27.5%Lowest
NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.8%±2.1
NH: 6%
6%±0.8Highest
NH: 6%
2.2%±3.2Lowest
NH: 6%
2.9%±1.3
NH: 6%
Concord and Hampton Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$166,157±$14kHighest
68% above NH
$84,902±$5k
14% below NH
$93,571±$43k
6% below NH
$84,349±$15kLowest
15% below NH
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$772,600±$76k
92% above NH
$350,900±$13kLowest
13% below NH
$920,900±$75kHighest
129% above NH
$443,500±$40k
10% above NH
Seabrook Beach and Hampton Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,852±$475Highest
24% above NH
$1,441±$43Lowest
3% below NH
$1,725±$575
16% above NH
$1,542±$174
3% above NH
Hampton Falls and Seabrook Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$10,000+Highest
at least 50% above NH
$7,227
8% above NH
$10,000+Highest
at least 50% above NH
$5,785Lowest
13% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
27.2%±22.7Lowest
NH: 48.2%
44.1%±5.2
NH: 48.2%
90.5%±100Highest
NH: 48.2%
50.4%±10
NH: 48.2%
Seabrook Beach and Seabrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4%Lowest
NH: 7.2%
8.9%
NH: 7.2%
7.8%
NH: 7.2%
12.1%Highest
NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
86.3%Highest
NH: 72.8%
56.8%Lowest
NH: 72.8%
74.5%
NH: 72.8%
68.2%
NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981
2 yrs newer than NH
1969
10 yrs older than NH
1966Lowest
13 yrs older than NH
1986Highest
7 yrs newer than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 min
21% above NH
23 min
14% below NH
33 minHighest
22% above NH
21 minLowest
22% below NH
Work from home
21.8%±4.8
NH: 16.8%
14.1%±1.8
NH: 16.8%
39.5%±20Highest
NH: 16.8%
10.5%±3.7Lowest
NH: 16.8%
Seabrook Beach and Hampton Falls 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 — #89 of 120 in NH — #114 of 120 in NH
School district Hampton Falls School District Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District — Seabrook School District
High school in town None in town Concord High School — None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
13.0
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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.