Compare towns
New Durham vs Hampton Beach vs Dunbarton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Durham has the most affordable homes ($339k median).
Hampton Beach has the most people working from home (26.9%).
Dunbarton has the most kids (19.8% 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 | New Durham | Hampton Beach | Dunbarton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,748 |
2,605Lowest |
3,097Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+14.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+9% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 46.5±7.5Lowest 7% above NH |
60.4±2.4Highest 39% above NH |
48±3.7 11% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 14.8%±5.6 NH: 18.2% |
3.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.8%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Dunbarton and New Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.8%±4 NH: 20.1% |
33.7%±4.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±4.3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.7% NH: 40.6% |
34%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
39.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±0.7 NH: 6% |
0.6%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
3.8%±2Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,194±$13k about the NH average |
$82,557±$17kLowest 17% below NH |
$124,348±$21kHighest 26% above NH |
| Dunbarton and New Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $339,400±$27kLowest 16% below NH |
$508,900±$76kHighest 26% above NH |
$484,100±$33k 20% above NH |
| Hampton Beach and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,417±$116Highest 5% below NH |
$1,375±$130 8% below NH |
$1,166±$70Lowest 22% below NH |
| New Durham and Hampton Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,774Lowest 13% below NH |
$6,115 8% below NH |
$8,233Highest 23% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25%±42.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
61.7%±20.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
54.7%±60.7 NH: 48.2% |
| Hampton Beach and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% NH: 7.2% |
8.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94% NH: 72.8% |
62.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1990Highest 11 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 30% above NH |
25 minLowest 5% below NH |
34 min 25% above NH |
| Work from home | 10%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.9%±6.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
12.6%±5.4 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #33 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Governor Wentworth Regional School District | — | Dunbarton 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.