Compare towns
Hampton vs Seabrook Beach vs Bartlett
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 kids (11.6% under 18).
Seabrook Beach has the most people working from home (39.5%).
Bartlett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.8%).
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 | Seabrook Beach | Bartlett |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,426Highest |
1,001Lowest |
3,281 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+8.7% NH: +4.6% |
+14.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 55.8±2.1Lowest 29% above NH |
62±3.8Highest 43% above NH |
57.4±4.7 33% above NH |
| Seabrook Beach and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.6%±2.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
5.2%±3.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
7.5%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
| Hampton and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.9%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
42.1%±7.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
36.1%±9.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Seabrook Beach and Bartlett 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% |
39.6% NH: 40.6% |
36.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.1Highest NH: 6% |
2.2%±3.2 NH: 6% |
0.1%±0.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Hampton and Seabrook Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,233±$9kHighest 4% below NH |
$93,571±$43k 6% below NH |
$59,754±$9kLowest 40% 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 |
$920,900±$75kHighest 129% above NH |
$371,400±$78kLowest 8% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,628±$94Lowest 9% above NH |
$1,725±$575Highest 16% above NH |
$1,676±$97 12% above NH |
| Seabrook Beach and Bartlett 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 |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$2,512Lowest 62% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.8%±10.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
90.5%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
68.5%±37.9 NH: 48.2% |
| Seabrook Beach and Bartlett 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% |
10.5%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
74.5% NH: 72.8% |
79%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr older than NH |
1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 3% below NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
31 min 15% above NH |
| Work from home | 21.7%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
39.5%±20Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.5%±7.1Lowest 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 | — | #74 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District | — | Bartlett 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.