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Rupert vs Seabrook vs Sandgate

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Rupert has the highest household income ($88k).
Seabrook has the most renters (31.8% rent).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).

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.

MeasureRupertSeabrookSandgate
People
Population
676
8,427Highest
435Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-2.2%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-3.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
57.8±9.7Highest
49% above U.S.
54±1.9Lowest
39% above U.S.
55.7±5.4
43% above U.S.
Rupert and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
13.9%±3.7
U.S.: 22%
14.8%±3.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
13.1%±7.5Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Seabrook and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
42.3%±8.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
31.5%±5
U.S.: 17.2%
26%±11.3Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Rupert and Seabrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
30.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
27.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
37.8%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.1%±2.5Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.9%±1.3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.3%±2.4
U.S.: 6.4%
Seabrook and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$88,229±$36kHighest
9% above U.S.
$84,349±$15k
4% above U.S.
$69,167±$19kLowest
14% below U.S.
Rupert and Seabrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$362,500±$63k
9% above U.S.
$443,500±$40kHighest
33% above U.S.
$193,800±$31kLowest
42% below U.S.
Seabrook and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,542±$174
9% above U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,594
47% above U.S.
$5,785Highest
85% above U.S.
$2,778Lowest
11% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
20%±100
U.S.: 51.1%
50.4%±10Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Seabrook and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
12.1%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
9.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
68.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1955Lowest
25 yrs older than U.S.
1986Highest
6 yrs newer than U.S.
1959
21 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 min
about the U.S. average
21 minLowest
21% below U.S.
27 minHighest
3% above U.S.
Work from home
18.6%±9.2
U.S.: 15.1%
10.5%±3.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
34.6%±32.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Sandgate and Rupert 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 — #114 of 120 in NH —
School district — Seabrook School District —
High school in town — None in town —
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U.S. 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.