Compare towns
Madison vs Seabrook vs Hampton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Madison has the most kids (23.1% under 18).
Seabrook has the most renters (31.8% rent).
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.
| Measure | Madison | Seabrook | Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,680Lowest |
8,427 |
16,426Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5% NH: +4.6% |
-3.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 50.3±9.7Lowest 16% above NH |
54±1.9 25% above NH |
55.8±2.1Highest 29% above NH |
| Hampton and Seabrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.1%±6.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.8%±3.1 NH: 18.2% |
11.6%±2.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Madison and Seabrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.1%±5.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
31.5%±5Highest NH: 20.1% |
30.9%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Seabrook and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.9% NH: 40.6% |
27.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
42.8%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±2.1Lowest NH: 6% |
2.9%±1.3 NH: 6% |
3.1%±1.1Highest NH: 6% |
| Hampton and Seabrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,697±$11kHighest 4% above NH |
$84,349±$15kLowest 15% below NH |
$95,233±$9k 4% below NH |
| Madison and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $388,700±$36kLowest 3% below NH |
$443,500±$40k 10% above NH |
$550,200±$39kHighest 37% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,556±$256 4% above NH |
$1,542±$174Lowest 3% above NH |
$1,628±$94Highest 9% above NH |
| Hampton and Madison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,074Lowest 39% below NH |
$5,785 13% below NH |
$6,813Highest about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 69.2%±46Highest NH: 48.2% |
50.4%±10Lowest NH: 48.2% |
56.8%±10.4 NH: 48.2% |
| Madison and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
12.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
5.6% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
68.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
73.8% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 17% below NH |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
26 minHighest 3% below NH |
| Work from home | 8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
10.5%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
21.7%±3.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #114 of 120 in NH | #31 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Madison School District | Seabrook School District | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Winnacunnet High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.1 |
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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.