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Hampton vs Newfields vs Seabrook Beach vs Hampton
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 renters (26.2% rent).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Seabrook Beach has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.7%).
Hampton has the most affordable homes ($545k 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 | Newfields | Seabrook Beach | Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 16,426Highest |
2,023 |
1,001Lowest |
10,101 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.1% NH: +4.6% |
+5.3% NH: +4.6% |
+8.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-0.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 55.8±2.1 29% above NH |
44.1±1.8Lowest about the NH average |
62±3.8Highest 43% above NH |
51.2±1.7 18% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 11.6%±2.3 NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
5.2%±3.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
14.6%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Newfields 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% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
42.1%±7.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
26.9%±3.1 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.8% NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
39.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
44.2% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.1 NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
2.2%±3.2Lowest NH: 6% |
3.4%±1.7 NH: 6% |
| Newfields 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 |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$93,571±$43kLowest 6% below NH |
$97,163±$4k about the NH average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $550,200±$39k 37% above NH |
$646,400±$34k 61% above NH |
$920,900±$75kHighest 129% above NH |
$545,300±$63kLowest 35% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,628±$94Lowest 9% above NH |
$1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,725±$575 16% above NH |
$1,654±$93 11% above NH |
| Newfields and Seabrook Beach 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 |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,872 3% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.8%±10.4 NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
90.5%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.9%±13.1 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% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.5% NH: 72.8% |
74.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr older than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below NH |
26 minLowest 4% below NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
26 min 3% below NH |
| Work from home | 21.7%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
39.5%±20Highest NH: 16.8% |
20.5%±3.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Seabrook Beach and Newfields 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 | — | — | #31 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District | Newfields 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.