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Hampton vs Nashua vs Conway
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 expensive homes ($550k median).
Nashua has the most kids (18.6% under 18).
Conway has the most affordable homes ($314k 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 | Nashua | Conway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,426 |
91,294Highest |
10,141Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.1% NH: +4.6% |
+5.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-2.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 55.8±2.1Highest 29% above NH |
40±1.3Lowest 8% below NH |
55±4.1 27% above NH |
| Hampton and Conway 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% |
18.6%±1.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
12.4%±2.4 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 30.9%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
16.9%±1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
35.1%±5.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Conway and Hampton 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% |
41.2% NH: 40.6% |
37.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
5%±0.6Highest NH: 6% |
5%±3Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,233±$9k 4% below NH |
$96,326±$5kHighest about the NH average |
$64,385±$8kLowest 35% below NH |
| Nashua 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 |
$403,900±$11k about the NH average |
$314,000±$43kLowest 22% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,628±$94 9% above NH |
$1,737±$41Highest 16% above NH |
$1,095±$141Lowest 27% below NH |
| Nashua and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,813Highest about the NH average |
$6,799 about the NH average |
$4,087Lowest 39% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.8%±10.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
45.8%±4.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
47.3%±13.9 NH: 48.2% |
| Hampton and Conway 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% |
7.8% NH: 7.2% |
8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.8%Highest NH: 72.8% |
55.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
71.2% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr older than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below NH |
26 minHighest about the NH average |
21 minLowest 23% below NH |
| Work from home | 21.7%±3.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
17.4%±1.6 NH: 16.8% |
13.4%±4.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Hampton and Nashua 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 | #67 of 120 in NH | #76 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District | Nashua School District | Conway School District |
| High school in town | Winnacunnet High School | Nashua High School South | Kennett High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.1Lowest |
12.8Highest |
11.7 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.