Compare towns
Hampton vs Seabrook Beach vs Dover
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).
Seabrook Beach has the most people working from home (39.5%).
Dover has the most kids (16.9% under 18).
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 | Dover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,426 |
1,001Lowest |
33,364Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+8.7% NH: +4.6% |
+9.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 55.8±2.1 29% above NH |
62±3.8Highest 43% above NH |
36.9±1.9Lowest 15% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 11.6%±2.3 NH: 18.2% |
5.2%±3.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
16.9%±1.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 30.9%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
42.1%±7.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.8%±1.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.8% NH: 40.6% |
39.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
52%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.1 NH: 6% |
2.2%±3.2Lowest NH: 6% |
6.2%±1.2Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,233±$9kHighest 4% below NH |
$93,571±$43kLowest 6% below NH |
$94,829±$7k 4% below NH |
| Hampton and Dover 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 |
$436,700±$20kLowest 8% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,628±$94 9% above NH |
$1,725±$575Highest 16% above NH |
$1,607±$100Lowest 8% 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 |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$8,249 24% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.8%±10.4 NH: 48.2% |
90.5%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.6%±6.3Lowest 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% |
7.8% NH: 7.2% |
8.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.8% NH: 72.8% |
74.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
52.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
1976 3 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
23 minLowest 15% below NH |
| Work from home | 21.7%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
39.5%±20Highest NH: 16.8% |
18.6%±2.5Lowest 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 | — | #64 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District | — | Dover School District |
| High school in town | Winnacunnet High School | — | Dover Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.1Lowest |
— | 12.7Highest |
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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.