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Seabrook vs Durham vs Salisbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Seabrook has the most kids (14.8% under 18).
Durham has the youngest population (median age 20.8).
Salisbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.5%).
Durham is a college town. 55.1% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Durham | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,427Lowest |
15,080Highest |
9,281 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+11.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 54±1.9Highest 39% above U.S. |
20.8±0.3Lowest 47% below U.S. |
51.3±3.5 32% above U.S. |
| Seabrook and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.8%±3.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
10.3%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
13.1%±2.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Seabrook and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.5%±5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
11.5%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.5%±3.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Seabrook and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
75.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
43.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
55.1%±3.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,349±$15kLowest 4% above U.S. |
$124,056±$21kHighest 54% above U.S. |
$93,361±$6k 16% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $443,500±$40kLowest 33% above U.S. |
$504,300±$41kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$478,700±$27k 44% above U.S. |
| Durham and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,542±$174 9% above U.S. |
$1,429±$143Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,691±$411Highest 20% above U.S. |
| Salisbury and Seabrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,785 85% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$4,604Lowest 48% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.4%±10Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
66.4%±16Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
61.9%±11.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Durham and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
15.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
64.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
71.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1980Lowest same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 21% below U.S. |
19 minLowest 27% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 5% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.5%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.4%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.8%±5.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Salisbury and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #114 of 120 in NH | #9 of 120 in NH | #240 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Seabrook School District | Oyster River Coop School District | Triton |
| High school in town | None in town | Oyster River High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.3 |
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U.S. 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.