Compare towns
Hampton vs Bath vs Hampton Falls
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 renters (26.2% rent).
Bath has the most affordable homes ($234k median).
Hampton Falls has the highest household income ($166k).
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 | Bath | Hampton Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,426Highest |
1,097Lowest |
2,328 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.1% NH: +4.6% |
0%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 55.8±2.1Highest 29% above NH |
48.6±8.6Lowest 12% above NH |
49.5±7.3 14% above NH |
| Hampton and Hampton Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.6%±2.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
21.3%±5.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.1%±5.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Bath and Hampton Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.9%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
26.1%±2.5 NH: 20.1% |
25%±3.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Hampton and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.8% NH: 40.6% |
26.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
54.5%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.1 NH: 6% |
2.4%±2Lowest NH: 6% |
3.8%±2.1Highest NH: 6% |
| Hampton Falls and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,233±$9k 4% below NH |
$67,813±$22kLowest 32% below NH |
$166,157±$14kHighest 68% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $550,200±$39k 37% above NH |
$234,400±$23kLowest 42% below NH |
$772,600±$76kHighest 92% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,628±$94 9% above NH |
$1,438±$309Lowest 4% below NH |
$1,852±$475Highest 24% above NH |
| Hampton Falls and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,813 about the NH average |
$4,413Lowest 34% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.8%±10.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
5.9%±61.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
27.2%±22.7 NH: 48.2% |
| Hampton and Hampton Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.6% NH: 7.2% |
8.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
90.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
86.3% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below NH |
26 minLowest 4% below NH |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
| Work from home | 21.7%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
11.1%±3.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
21.8%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Hampton Falls 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 | — | — |
| School district | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District | Bath School District | Hampton Falls School District |
| High school in town | Winnacunnet High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.1 |
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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.