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Hampton vs Sugar Hill vs North 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).
Sugar Hill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.9%).
North Hampton has the most kids (19.2% 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 | Sugar Hill | North Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,426Highest |
658Lowest |
4,543 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+14.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.5% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 55.8±2.1 29% above NH |
60.8±2.1Highest 40% above NH |
50.5±3.3Lowest 17% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 11.6%±2.3 NH: 18.2% |
10.3%±3.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.2%±5.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
| North Hampton 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% |
37.2%±12.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
26%±4.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Sugar Hill and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
59%Highest NH: 40.6% |
54.5% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.1Highest NH: 6% |
2%±3.1Lowest NH: 6% |
2.5%±1.5 NH: 6% |
| Hampton and North 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±$9kLowest 4% below NH |
$154,091±$32kHighest 56% above NH |
$146,458±$29k 48% above NH |
| Sugar Hill and North Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $550,200±$39kLowest 37% above NH |
$639,700±$50k 59% above NH |
$670,400±$61kHighest 67% above NH |
| North Hampton and Sugar Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,628±$94 9% above NH |
$1,208±$630Lowest 19% below NH |
$1,805±$106Highest 21% above NH |
| North Hampton 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 |
$7,340 10% above NH |
$8,529Highest 28% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.8%±10.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
40%±100 NH: 48.2% |
23.5%±21Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Hampton and Sugar Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
0.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
2.9% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
91.3% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr older than NH |
1964Lowest 15 yrs older than NH |
1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below NH |
26 minHighest about the NH average |
25 minLowest 8% below NH |
| Work from home | 21.7%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
16.8%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.9%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| North Hampton 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 | — | #12 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District | — | North Hampton 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.