Compare towns
Newfields vs Epping vs Hampton Beach vs Greenland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Epping has the most affordable homes ($437k median).
Hampton Beach has the most renters (37.1% rent).
Greenland has the most people working from home (32.2%).
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 | Newfields | Epping | Hampton Beach | Greenland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
7,430Highest |
2,605 |
4,106 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+11.1% NH: +4.6% |
+14.2% NH: +4.6% |
+14.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8Lowest about the NH average |
45.1±3.5 4% above NH |
60.4±2.4Highest 39% above NH |
48.4±7.7 12% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
18.7%±4.8 NH: 18.2% |
3.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.8%±5.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Greenland and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±5.2 NH: 20.1% |
33.7%±4.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
28.9%±5 NH: 20.1% |
| Hampton Beach and Greenland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37% NH: 40.6% |
34%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
59.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
5.1%±3.3 NH: 6% |
0.6%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
2.3%±1.6 NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$104,220±$7k 5% above NH |
$82,557±$17kLowest 17% below NH |
$162,837±$11k 64% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34k 61% above NH |
$436,900±$35kLowest 9% above NH |
$508,900±$76k 26% above NH |
$662,800±$42kHighest 65% above NH |
| Greenland and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323 26% above NH |
$1,742±$576 17% above NH |
$1,375±$130Lowest 8% below NH |
$2,331±$363Highest 56% above NH |
| Greenland and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,936 4% above NH |
$6,115Lowest 8% below NH |
$7,420 11% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
67.8%±25.9 NH: 48.2% |
61.7%±20.2 NH: 48.2% |
77.3%±44.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Greenland and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 2.4% NH: 7.2% |
4.7% NH: 7.2% |
8.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
0.5%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
86.3% NH: 72.8% |
62.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.3% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1989 10 yrs newer than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1987 8 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% below NH |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
25 min 5% below NH |
21 minLowest 23% below NH |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
24%±6.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.9%±6.1 NH: 16.8% |
32.2%±7.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Greenland and Hampton Beach 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 | — | #77 of 120 in NH | — | #10 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfields School District | Epping School District | — | Greenland School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Epping High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.3 |
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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.