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Lee vs Warner 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
Lee has the most kids (21.9% under 18).
Warner has the most affordable homes ($353k median).
North Hampton has the most expensive homes ($670k median).
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 | Lee | Warner | North Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,576Highest |
2,959Lowest |
4,543 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.4% NH: +4.6% |
+3.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42.9±1.9Lowest about the NH average |
43.7±4 about the NH average |
50.5±3.3Highest 17% above NH |
| North Hampton and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.9%±5.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.2%±5.4 NH: 18.2% |
| Lee and North Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±6.8 NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
26%±4.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
| North Hampton and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.6% NH: 40.6% |
42.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
54.5%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.6Highest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6 NH: 6% |
2.5%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Lee and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $131,579±$54k 33% above NH |
$94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
$146,458±$29kHighest 48% above NH |
| North Hampton and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $480,600±$61k 19% above NH |
$353,100±$22kLowest 12% below NH |
$670,400±$61kHighest 67% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
$1,805±$106Highest 21% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,661Highest 45% above NH |
$7,650Lowest 15% above NH |
$8,529 28% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.3%±53.3 NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
23.5%±21Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Warner and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.9% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.8%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.3% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1984 5 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min about the NH average |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
25 minLowest 8% below NH |
| Work from home | 27.6%±8.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.9%±6.9 NH: 16.8% |
| Lee and North 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 | #3 of 120 in NH | — | #12 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Oyster River Coop School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | North Hampton School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 10 photos → | 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.