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Newfields vs Hampton Beach 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

Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Hampton Beach has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.2%).

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.

MeasureNewfieldsHampton BeachHampton
People
Population
2,023Lowest
2,605
16,426Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5.3%
NH: +4.6%
+14.2%Highest
NH: +4.6%
+5.1%Lowest
NH: +4.6%
Median age
44.1±1.8Lowest
about the NH average
60.4±2.4Highest
39% above NH
55.8±2.1
29% above NH
Kids under 18
18.9%±1.6Highest
NH: 18.2%
3.1%±2.8Lowest
NH: 18.2%
11.6%±2.3
NH: 18.2%
Age 65+
13.6%±0.9Lowest
NH: 20.1%
33.7%±4.1Highest
NH: 20.1%
30.9%±2.8
NH: 20.1%
Hampton Beach and Hampton 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%
34%Lowest
NH: 40.6%
42.8%
NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
7.5%±7.2Highest
NH: 6%
0.6%±0.7Lowest
NH: 6%
3.1%±1.1
NH: 6%
Newfields and Hampton 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
$82,557±$17kLowest
17% below NH
$95,233±$9k
4% below NH
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$646,400±$34kHighest
61% above NH
$508,900±$76kLowest
26% above NH
$550,200±$39k
37% above NH
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,875±$323Highest
26% above NH
$1,375±$130Lowest
8% below NH
$1,628±$94
9% above NH
Newfields and Hampton 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
$6,115Lowest
8% below NH
$6,813
about the NH average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
43.3%±40.8Lowest
NH: 48.2%
61.7%±20.2Highest
NH: 48.2%
56.8%±10.4
NH: 48.2%
Hampton Beach and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
2.4%Lowest
NH: 7.2%
8.2%Highest
NH: 7.2%
5.6%
NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.3%Highest
NH: 72.8%
62.9%Lowest
NH: 72.8%
73.8%
NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year
1991Highest
12 yrs newer than NH
1971Lowest
8 yrs older than NH
1978
1 yr older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 min
4% below NH
25 minLowest
5% below NH
26 minHighest
3% below NH
Work from home
25.5%±3.7
NH: 16.8%
26.9%±6.1Highest
NH: 16.8%
21.7%±3.3Lowest
NH: 16.8%
Hampton Beach and Newfields 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 — — #31 of 120 in NH
School district Newfields School District — Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District
High school in town None in town — Winnacunnet High School
Students per teacherat that high school — —
10.1
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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.