Compare towns
Newington vs Hampton vs Seabrook Beach
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newington has the highest household income ($146k).
Hampton has the most affordable homes ($550k median).
Seabrook Beach has the most people working from home (39.5%).
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 | Newington | Hampton | Seabrook Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 939Lowest |
16,426Highest |
1,001 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.7% NH: +4.6% |
+5.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+8.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.7±10.1Lowest 12% above NH |
55.8±2.1 29% above NH |
62±3.8Highest 43% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±4.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
11.6%±2.3 NH: 18.2% |
5.2%±3.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Newington and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28%±11Lowest NH: 20.1% |
30.9%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
42.1%±7.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
42.8% NH: 40.6% |
39.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.8Highest NH: 6% |
3.1%±1.1 NH: 6% |
2.2%±3.2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Newington and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $145,833±$46kHighest 47% above NH |
$95,233±$9k 4% below NH |
$93,571±$43kLowest 6% below NH |
| Newington and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $861,600±$46k 114% above NH |
$550,200±$39kLowest 37% above NH |
$920,900±$75kHighest 129% above NH |
| Seabrook Beach and Newington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,292±$795Highest 54% above NH |
$1,628±$94Lowest 9% above NH |
$1,725±$575 16% above NH |
| Newington and Seabrook Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,081Lowest 9% below NH |
$6,813 about the NH average |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.9%±44 NH: 48.2% |
56.8%±10.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
90.5%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Seabrook Beach and Newington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
5.6% NH: 7.2% |
7.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
73.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
74.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 13% below NH |
26 min 3% below NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 8%±2.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
21.7%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
39.5%±20Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Seabrook Beach and Hampton 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 | Newington 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.