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Newton vs Seabrook 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
Newton has the most kids (17.1% under 18).
Seabrook Beach has the most people working from home (39.5%).
Hampton has the shortest commute (26 min average).
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 | Newton | Seabrook Beach | Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,836 |
1,001Lowest |
16,426Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+8.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.1% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 47.8±5.7Lowest 10% above NH |
62±3.8Highest 43% above NH |
55.8±2.1 29% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±4.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
5.2%±3.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
11.6%±2.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Newton and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
42.1%±7.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
30.9%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
39.6% NH: 40.6% |
42.8%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±2.5Highest NH: 6% |
2.2%±3.2Lowest NH: 6% |
3.1%±1.1 NH: 6% |
| Newton and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $138,487±$29kHighest 40% above NH |
$93,571±$43kLowest 6% below NH |
$95,233±$9k 4% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $459,500±$18kLowest 14% above NH |
$920,900±$75kHighest 129% above NH |
$550,200±$39k 37% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,683±$96 13% above NH |
$1,725±$575Highest 16% above NH |
$1,628±$94Lowest 9% above NH |
| Seabrook Beach and Newton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,124 22% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,813Lowest about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62%±41.8 NH: 48.2% |
90.5%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
56.8%±10.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Seabrook Beach and Newton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.5% NH: 7.2% |
7.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
5.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.5% NH: 72.8% |
73.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 13% above NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
26 minLowest 3% below NH |
| Work from home | 18.1%±5.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
39.5%±20Highest NH: 16.8% |
21.7%±3.3 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 | #70 of 120 in NH | — | #31 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Sanborn Regional 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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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.