Compare towns
Hampton vs Seabrook Beach vs Springfield
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).
Seabrook Beach has the most people working from home (39.5%).
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($384k 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 | Seabrook Beach | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,426Highest |
1,001Lowest |
1,122 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.1% NH: +4.6% |
+8.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 55.8±2.1 29% above NH |
62±3.8Highest 43% above NH |
51.4±8.8Lowest 19% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 11.6%±2.3 NH: 18.2% |
5.2%±3.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Springfield 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% |
42.1%±7.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| 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%±1.5Lowest 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±$9k 4% below NH |
$93,571±$43kLowest 6% below NH |
$100,893±$19kHighest about the NH average |
| Springfield 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 |
$920,900±$75kHighest 129% above NH |
$384,100±$50kLowest 5% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,628±$94 9% above NH |
$1,725±$575Highest 16% above NH |
$1,096±$217Lowest 26% below 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 | $6,813 about the NH average |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$5,946Lowest 11% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.8%±10.4 NH: 48.2% |
90.5%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
25.9%±64.8Lowest 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% |
7.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
74.5% NH: 72.8% |
90.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr older than NH |
1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 3% below NH |
33 min 22% above NH |
34 minHighest 29% above NH |
| Work from home | 21.7%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
39.5%±20Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6Lowest 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 | — | — |
| School district | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District | — | — |
| High school in town | Winnacunnet High School | — | — |
| 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.