Compare towns
Hampton vs Keene 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 highest household income ($95k).
Keene has the most affordable homes ($253k median).
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 | Keene | Seabrook Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,426 |
22,939Highest |
1,001Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.1% NH: +4.6% |
-1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+8.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 55.8±2.1 29% above NH |
37.6±2.3Lowest 13% below NH |
62±3.8Highest 43% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 11.6%±2.3 NH: 18.2% |
14.1%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
5.2%±3.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Keene 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% |
19.5%±1.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
42.1%±7.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.8% NH: 40.6% |
44.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
39.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.1 NH: 6% |
13.8%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
2.2%±3.2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,233±$9kHighest 4% below NH |
$78,445±$8kLowest 21% below NH |
$93,571±$43k 6% below NH |
| Hampton and Seabrook Beach 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 |
$252,500±$12kLowest 37% below NH |
$920,900±$75kHighest 129% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,628±$94 9% above NH |
$1,342±$68Lowest 10% 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 | $6,813 about the NH average |
$6,812Lowest about the NH average |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.8%±10.4 NH: 48.2% |
44.5%±6.1Lowest 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%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
7.8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.8% NH: 72.8% |
55.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
74.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
1961Lowest 18 yrs older than NH |
1966 13 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below NH |
17 minLowest 36% below NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 21.7%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±2.7Lowest 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 | #81 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District | Keene School District | — |
| High school in town | Winnacunnet High School | Keene High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.1Lowest |
12.3Highest |
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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.