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Hampton vs Hancock vs Springfield
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 people working from home (21.7%).
Hancock has the most kids (15.4% under 18).
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($384k median).
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 | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,426Highest |
1,791 |
1,122Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+4.7% NH: +4.6% |
-4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 55.8±2.1Highest 29% above NH |
53.8±4.5 24% above NH |
51.4±8.8Lowest 19% above NH |
| Hampton and Hancock 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% |
15.4%±2.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±8 NH: 18.2% |
| Hancock and Springfield 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% |
30.2%±2.7 NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Hampton and Hancock 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% |
53.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
36.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.1 NH: 6% |
4%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest 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±$9k 4% below NH |
$95,208±$15kLowest 4% below NH |
$100,893±$19kHighest about the NH average |
| Springfield 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 37% above NH |
$436,700±$22k 8% above NH |
$384,100±$50kLowest 5% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,628±$94Highest 9% above NH |
$1,208±$650 19% below NH |
$1,096±$217Lowest 26% below NH |
| Hampton and Hancock 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 |
$6,884Highest 3% above NH |
$5,946Lowest 11% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.8%±10.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
32.4%±55.6 NH: 48.2% |
25.9%±64.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Hampton and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.1% NH: 7.2% |
3.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
85.6% NH: 72.8% |
90.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr older than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 3% below NH |
33 min 24% above NH |
34 minHighest 29% above NH |
| Work from home | 21.7%±3.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.9%±3.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6 NH: 16.8% |
| Hampton and Springfield 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.