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Hampton vs Ware vs Ware
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hampton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.1%).
Ware has the most kids (23.3% 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 | Ware | Ware |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,426Highest |
6,369Lowest |
10,048 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 55.8±2.1Highest 43% above U.S. |
39.8±6Lowest about the U.S. average |
43.1±4.7 11% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 11.6%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.3%±4.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Ware and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.9%±2.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.4%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±3.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
15.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
24% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ware and Ware 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 18% above U.S. |
$45,158±$11kLowest 44% below U.S. |
$67,475±$15k 16% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $550,200±$39kHighest 65% above U.S. |
$253,400±$31kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$289,700±$28k 13% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,628±$94Highest 15% above U.S. |
$1,039±$104Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,043±$109 26% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,813Highest 118% above U.S. |
$3,408Lowest 9% above U.S. |
$4,237 36% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.8%±10.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
64.5%±17.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
64.3%±16.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ware and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
14.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
57.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
72.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1960 20 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
27 min about the U.S. average |
28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.7%±3.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hampton and Ware 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 | #267 of 282 in MA | #267 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District | — | Ware |
| High school in town | Winnacunnet High School | — | Ware Junior/Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.1Lowest |
— | 11.1Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.