Compare towns
Seabrook Beach vs Canterbury vs Bridgewater
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Seabrook Beach has the most expensive homes ($921k median).
Canterbury has the most kids (17.4% under 18).
Bridgewater has the most affordable homes ($399k median).
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 | Seabrook Beach | Canterbury | Bridgewater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,001Lowest |
2,353Highest |
1,169 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+1.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.1% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 62±3.8Highest 43% above NH |
48.6±3.8Lowest 12% above NH |
58.3±6.3 35% above NH |
| Seabrook Beach and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 5.2%±3.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±4.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
10.8%±3.5 NH: 18.2% |
| Canterbury and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 42.1%±7.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
22.9%±3.3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
33.1%±1.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Seabrook Beach and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.6% NH: 40.6% |
49.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
32.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±3.2 NH: 6% |
6.8%±3Highest NH: 6% |
1.3%±1.2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Canterbury and Seabrook Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,571±$43k 6% below NH |
$129,333±$37kHighest 31% above NH |
$82,361±$9kLowest 17% below NH |
| Canterbury and Seabrook Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $920,900±$75kHighest 129% above NH |
$443,700±$21k 10% above NH |
$398,600±$65kLowest about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,725±$575 16% above NH |
$2,136±$233Highest 43% above NH |
$1,125±$201Lowest 25% below NH |
| Canterbury and Seabrook Beach 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 |
$7,421 11% above NH |
$2,823Lowest 58% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90.5%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
71.7%±48.3 NH: 48.2% |
32.1%±13.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Seabrook Beach and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8% NH: 7.2% |
5.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
11.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
79.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 22% above NH |
33 min 22% above NH |
30 minLowest 13% above NH |
| Work from home | 39.5%±20Highest NH: 16.8% |
21.6%±7.4 NH: 16.8% |
8%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Seabrook Beach and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Shaker Regional School District | Newfound Area School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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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.