Compare towns
Seabrook Beach vs Hampton Falls 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 people working from home (39.5%).
Hampton Falls has the highest household income ($166k).
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 | Hampton Falls | Bridgewater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,001Lowest |
2,328Highest |
1,169 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+7.5% NH: +4.6% |
+7.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 62±3.8Highest 43% above NH |
49.5±7.3Lowest 14% 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% |
19.1%±5.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
10.8%±3.5 NH: 18.2% |
| Hampton Falls 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% |
25%±3.6Lowest 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% |
54.5%Highest NH: 40.6% |
32.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±3.2 NH: 6% |
3.8%±2.1Highest NH: 6% |
1.3%±1.2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Hampton Falls 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 |
$166,157±$14kHighest 68% above NH |
$82,361±$9kLowest 17% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $920,900±$75kHighest 129% above NH |
$772,600±$76k 92% above NH |
$398,600±$65kLowest about the NH average |
| Seabrook Beach and Hampton Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,725±$575 16% above NH |
$1,852±$475Highest 24% above NH |
$1,125±$201Lowest 25% below NH |
| Hampton Falls 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 |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$2,823Lowest 58% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90.5%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
27.2%±22.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
32.1%±13.6 NH: 48.2% |
| Seabrook Beach and Bridgewater 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% |
4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
11.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
86.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
79.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 22% above NH |
32 min 21% above NH |
30 minLowest 13% above NH |
| Work from home | 39.5%±20Highest NH: 16.8% |
21.8%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
8%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Seabrook Beach and Hampton Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Hampton Falls 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.