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Hampton vs Lee 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).
Lee has the most kids (21.9% under 18).
Seabrook Beach has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.7%).
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 | Lee | Seabrook Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,426Highest |
4,576 |
1,001Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.1% NH: +4.6% |
+4.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+8.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 55.8±2.1 29% above NH |
42.9±1.9Lowest about the NH average |
62±3.8Highest 43% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 11.6%±2.3 NH: 18.2% |
21.9%±5.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
5.2%±3.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 30.9%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±6.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
42.1%±7.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.8% NH: 40.6% |
50.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
39.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.1 NH: 6% |
5.4%±2.6Highest NH: 6% |
2.2%±3.2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Lee 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 |
$131,579±$54kHighest 33% above NH |
$93,571±$43kLowest 6% below NH |
| Lee 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±$39k 37% above NH |
$480,600±$61kLowest 19% above NH |
$920,900±$75kHighest 129% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,628±$94Lowest 9% above 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 |
$9,661 45% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.8%±10.4 NH: 48.2% |
38.3%±53.3Lowest 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% |
2.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.8%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr older than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 3% below NH |
28 min about the NH average |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 21.7%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
27.6%±8.8 NH: 16.8% |
39.5%±20Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Seabrook Beach and Lee 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 | #3 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District | Oyster River Coop 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.