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Hampton Falls vs Hampton vs Hanover vs Seabrook Beach
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 most kids (19.1% under 18).
Hampton has the most affordable homes ($550k median).
Hanover has the youngest population (median age 28.7).
Seabrook Beach has the most people working from home (39.5%).
Hanover is a college town. 36.9% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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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.
| Measure | Hampton Falls | Hampton | Hanover | Seabrook Beach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| People | ||||
| Population | 2,328 |
16,426Highest |
11,685 |
1,001Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% NH: +4.6% |
+5.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.4% NH: +4.6% |
+8.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 49.5±7.3 14% above NH |
55.8±2.1 29% above NH |
28.7±5.1Lowest 34% below NH |
62±3.8Highest 43% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±5.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
11.6%±2.3 NH: 18.2% |
14.4%±2.4 NH: 18.2% |
5.2%±3.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Hampton Falls and Hanover 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% |
30.9%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
19.7%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
42.1%±7.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.5% NH: 40.6% |
42.8% NH: 40.6% |
88.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
39.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±2.1 NH: 6% |
3.1%±1.1 NH: 6% |
36.9%±2.4Highest NH: 6% |
2.2%±3.2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $166,157±$14k 68% above NH |
$95,233±$9k 4% below NH |
$169,583±$36kHighest 71% above NH |
$93,571±$43kLowest 6% below NH |
| Hanover and Hampton Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $772,600±$76k 92% above NH |
$550,200±$39kLowest 37% above NH |
$824,900±$61k 105% above NH |
$920,900±$75kHighest 129% above NH |
| Seabrook Beach and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,852±$475 24% above NH |
$1,628±$94Lowest 9% above NH |
$2,253±$217Highest 51% above NH |
$1,725±$575 16% above NH |
| Hanover and Hampton Falls 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 |
$6,813Lowest about the NH average |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.2%±22.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
56.8%±10.4 NH: 48.2% |
66.4%±17.5 NH: 48.2% |
90.5%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Seabrook Beach and Hanover 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% |
5.6% NH: 7.2% |
5.6% NH: 7.2% |
7.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
73.8% NH: 72.8% |
73.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
74.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 21% above NH |
26 min 3% below NH |
20 minLowest 27% below NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 21.8%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
21.7%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.4%±5 NH: 16.8% |
39.5%±20Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Seabrook Beach and Hanover 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 | #1 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Hampton Falls School District | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District | Dresden School District · Hanover School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Winnacunnet High School | Hanover High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.1Lowest |
10.7Highest |
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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.