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Hancock vs Newfields vs Seabrook Beach
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hancock has the most affordable homes ($437k median).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Seabrook Beach has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.7%).
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 | Hancock | Newfields | Seabrook Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,791 |
2,023Highest |
1,001Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3% NH: +4.6% |
+8.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 53.8±4.5 24% above NH |
44.1±1.8Lowest about the NH average |
62±3.8Highest 43% above NH |
| Seabrook Beach and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±2.2 NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
5.2%±3.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Newfields and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.2%±2.7 NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
42.1%±7.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.9% NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
39.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.6 NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
2.2%±3.2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,208±$15k 4% below NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$93,571±$43kLowest 6% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,700±$22kLowest 8% above NH |
$646,400±$34k 61% above NH |
$920,900±$75kHighest 129% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,208±$650Lowest 19% below NH |
$1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,725±$575 16% above NH |
| Newfields and Seabrook Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,884Lowest 3% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.4%±55.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
90.5%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Seabrook Beach and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.1% NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.6% NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 10 yrs older than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 24% above NH |
26 minLowest 4% below NH |
33 min 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.9%±3.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
39.5%±20Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Seabrook Beach and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Contoocook Valley School District | Newfields School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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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.