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Hampton Falls vs Springfield 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 highest household income ($166k).
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($384k median).
Seabrook Beach has the most people working from home (39.5%).

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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.

MeasureHampton FallsSpringfieldSeabrook Beach
People
Population
2,328Highest
1,122
1,001Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+7.5%
NH: +4.6%
-4%Lowest
NH: +4.6%
+8.7%Highest
NH: +4.6%
Median age
49.5±7.3Lowest
14% above NH
51.4±8.8
19% above NH
62±3.8Highest
43% above NH
Seabrook Beach and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.1%±5.6Highest
NH: 18.2%
15.1%±8
NH: 18.2%
5.2%±3.1Lowest
NH: 18.2%
Hampton Falls and Springfield 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%
19.8%±1.6Lowest
NH: 20.1%
42.1%±7.9Highest
NH: 20.1%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
54.5%Highest
NH: 40.6%
36.4%Lowest
NH: 40.6%
39.6%
NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.8%±2.1Highest
NH: 6%
0%±1.5Lowest
NH: 6%
2.2%±3.2
NH: 6%
Hampton Falls and Seabrook Beach 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
$100,893±$19k
about the NH average
$93,571±$43kLowest
6% below NH
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$772,600±$76k
92% above NH
$384,100±$50kLowest
5% below NH
$920,900±$75kHighest
129% 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
$1,096±$217Lowest
26% below NH
$1,725±$575
16% 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
$5,946Lowest
11% below NH
$10,000+Highest
at least 50% above NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
27.2%±22.7
NH: 48.2%
25.9%±64.8Lowest
NH: 48.2%
90.5%±100Highest
NH: 48.2%
Seabrook Beach and Hampton Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4%
NH: 7.2%
3.4%Lowest
NH: 7.2%
7.8%Highest
NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
86.3%
NH: 72.8%
90.7%Highest
NH: 72.8%
74.5%Lowest
NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981
2 yrs newer than NH
1985Highest
6 yrs newer than NH
1966Lowest
13 yrs older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minLowest
21% above NH
34 minHighest
29% above NH
33 min
22% above NH
Work from home
21.8%±4.8
NH: 16.8%
16.7%±11.6Lowest
NH: 16.8%
39.5%±20Highest
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
School district Hampton Falls School District — —
High school in town None in town — —
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story 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.