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Seabrook Beach vs Hebron vs Center Harbor
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%).
Hebron has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Center Harbor has the most affordable homes ($464k 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 | Hebron | Center Harbor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,001Highest |
883Lowest |
955 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5% NH: +4.6% |
-5.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 62±3.8Highest 43% above NH |
57.9±3.6Lowest 34% above NH |
60.4±4.8 39% above NH |
| Seabrook Beach and Center Harbor 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% |
12.2%±3.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
11.9%±5.4 NH: 18.2% |
| Hebron and Center Harbor 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% |
37.8%±9.3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
39.5%±13.2 NH: 20.1% |
| Seabrook Beach and Center Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
47.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
47.1% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±3.2 NH: 6% |
2.4%±4.3Highest NH: 6% |
0.9%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
| Hebron 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 |
$91,071±$17kLowest 8% below NH |
$104,313±$16kHighest 5% above NH |
| Center Harbor 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 |
$589,500±$61k 46% above NH |
$463,800±$74kLowest 15% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,725±$575Highest 16% above NH |
$1,429±$334Lowest 4% below NH |
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| Seabrook Beach and Hebron 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 |
$3,603Lowest 46% below NH |
$4,667 30% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90.5%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
40%±38.3 NH: 48.2% |
14.3%±59.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Seabrook Beach and Hebron 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% |
15.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
86.8% NH: 72.8% |
91%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 22% above NH |
19 minLowest 27% below NH |
25 min 8% below NH |
| Work from home | 39.5%±20Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.1%±5.1 NH: 16.8% |
8.9%±5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
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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.