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Hampton vs Hancock 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 has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Hancock has the most kids (15.4% under 18).
Seabrook Beach has the most people working from home (39.5%).
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 | Hancock | Seabrook Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,426Highest |
1,791 |
1,001Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.1% NH: +4.6% |
+4.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+8.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 55.8±2.1 29% above NH |
53.8±4.5Lowest 24% above NH |
62±3.8Highest 43% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 11.6%±2.3 NH: 18.2% |
15.4%±2.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
5.2%±3.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Hancock and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.9%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
30.2%±2.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
42.1%±7.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.8% NH: 40.6% |
53.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
39.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.1 NH: 6% |
4%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
2.2%±3.2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Hancock 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±$9kHighest 4% below NH |
$95,208±$15k 4% below NH |
$93,571±$43kLowest 6% below NH |
| Hampton and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $550,200±$39k 37% above NH |
$436,700±$22kLowest 8% above NH |
$920,900±$75kHighest 129% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,628±$94 9% above NH |
$1,208±$650Lowest 19% below NH |
$1,725±$575Highest 16% above NH |
| Seabrook Beach and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,813Lowest about the NH average |
$6,884 3% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.8%±10.4 NH: 48.2% |
32.4%±55.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
90.5%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Seabrook Beach and Hampton 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% |
4.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
85.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
1969 10 yrs older than NH |
1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 3% below NH |
33 minHighest 24% above NH |
33 min 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 21.7%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
14.9%±3.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
39.5%±20Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Seabrook 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 | Contoocook Valley 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.