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New Ipswich vs Hampton vs Temple
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Ipswich has the most kids (29.9% under 18).
Hampton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.1%).
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 Ipswich | Hampton | Temple |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,310 |
16,426Highest |
1,363Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1% NH: +4.6% |
+5.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+1.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 36.9±2.4Lowest 15% below NH |
55.8±2.1Highest 29% above NH |
49.5±7.3 14% above NH |
| Hampton and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 29.9%±5.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
11.6%±2.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
14.3%±3.5 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 12.3%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
30.9%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.8%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
42.8%Highest NH: 40.6% |
36.5% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.4 NH: 6% |
3.1%±1.1Highest NH: 6% |
1.7%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
| Hampton and New Ipswich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $110,507±$9kHighest 12% above NH |
$95,233±$9k 4% below NH |
$94,107±$15kLowest 5% below NH |
| New Ipswich and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $392,400±$31kLowest about the NH average |
$550,200±$39kHighest 37% above NH |
$401,000±$27k about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $882±$469Lowest 41% below NH |
$1,628±$94Highest 9% above NH |
$1,169±$523 22% below NH |
| Hampton and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,647Lowest 15% below NH |
$6,813 about the NH average |
$6,983Highest 5% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.7%±41.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
56.8%±10.4 NH: 48.2% |
30.2%±54.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| New Ipswich and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
5.6% NH: 7.2% |
9.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
73.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
82.2% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 22% above NH |
26 minLowest 3% below NH |
37 minHighest 37% above NH |
| Work from home | 12%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
21.7%±3.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.9%±5.6 NH: 16.8% |
| Hampton and Temple 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 | #82 of 120 in NH | #31 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Mascenic Regional School District | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District | Contoocook Valley School District |
| High school in town | Mascenic Regional High School | Winnacunnet High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7Highest |
10.1Lowest |
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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.