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Hampton vs Sugar Hill vs Hampton Beach
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).
Sugar Hill has the highest household income ($154k).
Hampton Beach has the most people working from home (26.9%).
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 | Sugar Hill | Hampton Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,426Highest |
658Lowest |
2,605 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+14.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+14.2% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 55.8±2.1Lowest 29% above NH |
60.8±2.1Highest 40% above NH |
60.4±2.4 39% above NH |
| Sugar Hill and Hampton Beach 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% |
10.3%±3.5 NH: 18.2% |
3.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Hampton and Sugar Hill 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% |
37.2%±12.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
33.7%±4.1 NH: 20.1% |
| Sugar Hill and Hampton Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.8% NH: 40.6% |
59%Highest NH: 40.6% |
34%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.1Highest NH: 6% |
2%±3.1 NH: 6% |
0.6%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Hampton and Sugar Hill 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 |
$154,091±$32kHighest 56% above NH |
$82,557±$17kLowest 17% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $550,200±$39k 37% above NH |
$639,700±$50kHighest 59% above NH |
$508,900±$76kLowest 26% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,628±$94Highest 9% above NH |
$1,208±$630Lowest 19% below NH |
$1,375±$130 8% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,813 about the NH average |
$7,340Highest 10% above NH |
$6,115Lowest 8% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.8%±10.4 NH: 48.2% |
40%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
61.7%±20.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Hampton 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% |
0.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.8% NH: 72.8% |
95.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
62.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
1964Lowest 15 yrs older than NH |
1971 8 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below NH |
26 minHighest about the NH average |
25 minLowest 5% below NH |
| Work from home | 21.7%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
16.8%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.9%±6.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Hampton 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.