Compare towns
Middleton vs Hampton Beach vs Webster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middleton has the most affordable homes ($312k median).
Hampton Beach has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.2%).
Webster has the most kids (22.6% 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.
| Measure | Middleton | Hampton Beach | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,595Lowest |
2,605Highest |
2,227 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+14.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43.5±5.7Lowest about the NH average |
60.4±2.4Highest 39% above NH |
44.7±7.6 3% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±4.2 NH: 18.2% |
3.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.9%±2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
33.7%±4.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.4%±1.3 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
34%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
0.6%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
3%±1.4 NH: 6% |
| Middleton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,696±$8k about the NH average |
$82,557±$17kLowest 17% below NH |
$107,171±$14kHighest 8% above NH |
| Webster and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $312,300±$27kLowest 22% below NH |
$508,900±$76kHighest 26% above NH |
$338,500±$30k 16% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,500±$293Highest about the NH average |
$1,375±$130Lowest 8% below NH |
$1,396±$622 6% below NH |
| Middleton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,504Lowest 17% below NH |
$6,115Highest 8% below NH |
$6,021 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 83.3%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
61.7%±20.2 NH: 48.2% |
53.6%±71Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Middleton and Hampton Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.2% NH: 7.2% |
9.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
62.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
96% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 39 minHighest 45% above NH |
25 minLowest 5% below NH |
31 min 14% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.1%±5.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.9%±6.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
17.1%±3.9 NH: 16.8% |
| Hampton Beach and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Middleton School District | — | Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.