What stands out worked out from the figures below

Landaff has the most affordable homes ($279k median).

Hampton has the most people working from home (21.7%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Landaff	Hampton
People
Population	420Lowest	16,426Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+5.1% NH: +4.6%
Median age	56.4±5.2Highest 30% above NH	55.8±2.1Lowest 29% above NH
	Landaff and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	16.2%±5.9Highest NH: 18.2%	11.6%±2.3Lowest NH: 18.2%
	Landaff and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	28.8%±4.7Lowest NH: 20.1%	30.9%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1%
	Hampton and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	26.3%Lowest NH: 40.6%	42.8%Highest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.7%±1.6Lowest NH: 6%	3.1%±1.1Highest NH: 6%
	Hampton and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$87,500±$26kLowest 12% below NH	$95,233±$9kHighest 4% below NH
	Hampton and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$279,300±$20kLowest 31% below NH	$550,200±$39kHighest 37% above NH
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,375±$707Lowest 8% below NH	$1,628±$94Highest 9% above NH
	Hampton and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,813Lowest 28% below NH	$6,813Highest about the NH average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	45.5%±100Lowest NH: 48.2%	56.8%±10.4Highest NH: 48.2%
	Hampton and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.7%Highest NH: 7.2%	5.6%Lowest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	90.3%Highest NH: 72.8%	73.8%Lowest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH	1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minHighest 21% above NH	26 minLowest 3% below NH
Work from home	10.2%±5.7Lowest NH: 16.8%	21.7%±3.3Highest NH: 16.8%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	—	#31 of 120 in NH
School district	Landaff School District	Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District
High school in town	None 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.