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Hampton vs Freedom vs Hampton 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 has the highest household income ($95k).
Freedom has the most affordable homes ($389k median).
Hampton Beach has the most people working from home (26.9%).
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 | Freedom | Hampton Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,426Highest |
1,494Lowest |
2,605 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+13.4% NH: +4.6% |
+14.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 55.8±2.1Lowest 29% above NH |
60.6±3.2Highest 40% above NH |
60.4±2.4 39% above NH |
| Freedom and Hampton Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.6%±2.3 NH: 18.2% |
12.9%±5.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
3.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Freedom and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.9%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
40.3%±4.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
33.7%±4.1 NH: 20.1% |
| Freedom and Hampton Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.8%Highest NH: 40.6% |
39.4% NH: 40.6% |
34%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.1Highest NH: 6% |
1.3%±1.5 NH: 6% |
0.6%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Hampton and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,233±$9kHighest 4% below NH |
$66,136±$14kLowest 33% below NH |
$82,557±$17k 17% below NH |
| Hampton and Hampton Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $550,200±$39kHighest 37% above NH |
$389,000±$43kLowest 3% below NH |
$508,900±$76k 26% above NH |
| Hampton and Hampton Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,628±$94Highest 9% above NH |
— | $1,375±$130Lowest 8% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,813Highest about the NH average |
$3,478Lowest 48% below NH |
$6,115 8% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.8%±10.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
79.6%±75Highest NH: 48.2% |
61.7%±20.2 NH: 48.2% |
| Freedom and Hampton Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
15%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.2% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.8% NH: 72.8% |
91%Highest NH: 72.8% |
62.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr older than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below NH |
26 minHighest about the NH average |
25 minLowest 5% below NH |
| Work from home | 21.7%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
18.5%±7.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.9%±6.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Hampton Beach 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 | Freedom School District | — |
| High school in town | Winnacunnet High School | 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.