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Hebron vs Seabrook Beach vs Hancock

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hebron has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Seabrook Beach has the most people working from home (39.5%).
Hancock has the most kids (15.4% 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.

MeasureHebronSeabrook BeachHancock
People
Population
883Lowest
1,001
1,791Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5%
NH: +4.6%
+8.7%Highest
NH: +4.6%
+4.7%Lowest
NH: +4.6%
Median age
57.9±3.6
34% above NH
62±3.8Highest
43% above NH
53.8±4.5Lowest
24% above NH
Seabrook Beach and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
12.2%±3.9
NH: 18.2%
5.2%±3.1Lowest
NH: 18.2%
15.4%±2.2Highest
NH: 18.2%
Hancock and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
37.8%±9.3
NH: 20.1%
42.1%±7.9Highest
NH: 20.1%
30.2%±2.7Lowest
NH: 20.1%
Seabrook Beach and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
47.6%
NH: 40.6%
39.6%Lowest
NH: 40.6%
53.9%Highest
NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.4%±4.3
NH: 6%
2.2%±3.2Lowest
NH: 6%
4%±1.6Highest
NH: 6%
Hancock and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$91,071±$17kLowest
8% below NH
$93,571±$43k
6% below NH
$95,208±$15kHighest
4% below NH
Hancock and Seabrook Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$589,500±$61k
46% above NH
$920,900±$75kHighest
129% above NH
$436,700±$22kLowest
8% above NH
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,429±$334
4% below NH
$1,725±$575Highest
16% above NH
$1,208±$650Lowest
19% below NH
Seabrook Beach and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,603Lowest
46% below NH
$10,000+Highest
at least 50% above NH
$6,884
3% above NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
40%±38.3
NH: 48.2%
90.5%±100Highest
NH: 48.2%
32.4%±55.6Lowest
NH: 48.2%
Seabrook Beach and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
15.2%Highest
NH: 7.2%
7.8%
NH: 7.2%
4.1%Lowest
NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
86.8%Highest
NH: 72.8%
74.5%Lowest
NH: 72.8%
85.6%
NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977Highest
2 yrs older than NH
1966Lowest
13 yrs older than NH
1969
10 yrs older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
19 minLowest
27% below NH
33 min
22% above NH
33 minHighest
24% above NH
Work from home
13.1%±5.1Lowest
NH: 16.8%
39.5%±20Highest
NH: 16.8%
14.9%±3.2
NH: 16.8%
Schools
School district — — Contoocook Valley School District
High school in town — — None in town
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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.