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Hampton vs Berwick vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hampton has the most expensive homes ($550k median).
Berwick has the most kids (22.7% under 18).
Windham has the highest household income ($108k).
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 | Berwick | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,426 |
8,175Lowest |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 55.8±2.1Highest 43% above U.S. |
40.7±2.9Lowest 5% above U.S. |
41.8±1.8 7% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 11.6%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.7%±4.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±2.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Berwick and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.9%±2.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.2%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
35%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windham and Berwick 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 18% above U.S. |
$94,771±$24kLowest 17% above U.S. |
$107,934±$14kHighest 34% above U.S. |
| Windham and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $550,200±$39kHighest 65% above U.S. |
$369,100±$19kLowest 11% above U.S. |
$388,900±$22k 17% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,628±$94Highest 15% above U.S. |
$1,452±$430 about the U.S. average |
$1,232±$332Lowest 13% below U.S. |
| Hampton and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,813Highest 118% above U.S. |
$4,436 42% above U.S. |
$3,938Lowest 26% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.8%±10.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
50.6%±46 U.S.: 51.1% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hampton and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1985 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
30 minHighest 12% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 21.7%±3.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.2%±7.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hampton and Berwick 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 | #101 of 133 in ME | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | Winnacunnet High School | None in town | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.1Lowest |
— | 12.1Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.