Compare towns
Seabrook Beach vs Hancock vs Lincoln
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%).
Hancock has the most homeowners (85.6%).
Lincoln has the shortest commute (23 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 | Seabrook Beach | Hancock | Lincoln |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,001Lowest |
1,791Highest |
1,461 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+4.7% NH: +4.6% |
-1.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 62±3.8Highest 43% above NH |
53.8±4.5 24% above NH |
46.8±10.1Lowest 8% above NH |
| Seabrook Beach and Hancock 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% |
15.4%±2.2 NH: 18.2% |
19.4%±5.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Lincoln and Hancock 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% |
30.2%±2.7 NH: 20.1% |
28.3%±7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.6% NH: 40.6% |
53.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
38.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±3.2 NH: 6% |
4%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
1.6%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Hancock 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 |
$95,208±$15kHighest 4% below NH |
$70,625±$54kLowest 29% below NH |
| Hancock 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 |
$436,700±$22k 8% above NH |
$342,000±$38kLowest 15% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,725±$575Highest 16% above NH |
$1,208±$650 19% below NH |
$1,143±$498Lowest 23% below NH |
| Seabrook Beach and Hancock 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 |
$6,884 3% above NH |
$2,984Lowest 55% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90.5%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
32.4%±55.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
49.7%±26 NH: 48.2% |
| Seabrook Beach and Lincoln are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
6.2% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.5% NH: 72.8% |
85.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
72%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
1969 10 yrs older than NH |
1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 22% above NH |
33 minHighest 24% above NH |
23 minLowest 15% below NH |
| Work from home | 39.5%±20Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.9%±3.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.3%±8.1 NH: 16.8% |
| Seabrook Beach and Lincoln are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Contoocook Valley School District | Lincoln-Woodstock Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Lin-Wood Public School (High) |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.4 |
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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.