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Seabrook Beach vs Kensington vs Hebron
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%).
Kensington has the highest household income ($165k).
Hebron has the shortest commute (19 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 | Kensington | Hebron |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,001 |
2,009Highest |
883Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-1.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 62±3.8Highest 43% above NH |
43.3±5.9Lowest about the NH average |
57.9±3.6 34% above NH |
| Seabrook Beach and Hebron 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% |
17.1%±2.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
12.2%±3.9 NH: 18.2% |
| Kensington and Hebron 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% |
18.8%±2.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
37.8%±9.3 NH: 20.1% |
| Seabrook Beach and Hebron 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% |
48.5%Highest NH: 40.6% |
47.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±3.2Lowest NH: 6% |
3.4%±1.3Highest NH: 6% |
2.4%±4.3 NH: 6% |
| Kensington and Hebron 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 |
$165,083±$18kHighest 67% above NH |
$91,071±$17kLowest 8% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $920,900±$75kHighest 129% above NH |
$657,700±$47k 63% above NH |
$589,500±$61kLowest 46% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,725±$575 16% above NH |
$1,813±$627Highest 22% above NH |
$1,429±$334Lowest 4% below NH |
| Kensington 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 |
$9,637 45% above NH |
$3,603Lowest 46% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90.5%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
24.4%±38.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
40%±38.3 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% |
1.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
15.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
92.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
86.8% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 22% above NH |
29 min 7% above NH |
19 minLowest 27% below NH |
| Work from home | 39.5%±20Highest NH: 16.8% |
19.2%±3.9 NH: 16.8% |
13.1%±5.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Seabrook Beach and Kensington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Kensington School District | — |
| High school 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.