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Newfields vs Seabrook Beach vs Stratham
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).
Seabrook Beach has the most people working from home (39.5%).
Stratham has the most kids (23.5% 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 | Newfields | Seabrook Beach | Stratham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023 |
1,001Lowest |
7,754Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+8.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.7% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
62±3.8Highest 43% above NH |
41.6±4.9Lowest 4% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
5.2%±3.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
23.5%±5.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Stratham 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% |
42.1%±7.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.6%±3.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1% NH: 40.6% |
39.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
69.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
2.2%±3.2Lowest NH: 6% |
3.9%±1.7 NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Stratham 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 |
$93,571±$43kLowest 6% below NH |
$151,998±$20k 53% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kLowest 61% above NH |
$920,900±$75kHighest 129% above NH |
$655,400±$36k 63% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323 26% above NH |
$1,725±$575Lowest 16% above NH |
$2,511±$377Highest 68% above NH |
| Stratham 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 |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$9,781Lowest 47% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
90.5%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
64%±38.2 NH: 48.2% |
| Seabrook Beach and Stratham 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% |
7.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
92.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
1986 7 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% below NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
27 min about the NH average |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
39.5%±20Highest NH: 16.8% |
25.3%±6.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Seabrook 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 | — | — | #43 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfields School District | — | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Stratham School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 6 photos → | None yet | 6 photos → |
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.