Compare towns
Seabrook vs Enfield vs Hampton Falls
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Seabrook has the most renters (31.8% rent).
Enfield has the most affordable homes ($391k median).
Hampton Falls has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
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 | Enfield | Hampton Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,427Highest |
4,475 |
2,328Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
-2.6% NH: +4.6% |
+7.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 54±1.9 25% above NH |
58.3±5.4Highest 35% above NH |
49.5±7.3Lowest 14% above NH |
| Enfield and Seabrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.8%±3.1 NH: 18.2% |
7.9%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.1%±5.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Hampton Falls and Seabrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.5%±5Highest NH: 20.1% |
30.7%±7.6 NH: 20.1% |
25%±3.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Seabrook and Enfield 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 NH: 40.6% |
43% NH: 40.6% |
54.5%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.3 NH: 6% |
2.7%±3.4Lowest NH: 6% |
3.8%±2.1Highest NH: 6% |
| Hampton Falls and Seabrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,349±$15kLowest 15% below NH |
$95,474±$19k 4% below NH |
$166,157±$14kHighest 68% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $443,500±$40k 10% above NH |
$390,800±$71kLowest about the NH average |
$772,600±$76kHighest 92% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,542±$174 3% above NH |
$1,181±$563Lowest 21% below NH |
$1,852±$475Highest 24% above NH |
| Hampton Falls and Seabrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,785Lowest 13% below NH |
$6,203 7% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.4%±10Highest NH: 48.2% |
17.8%±16.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
27.2%±22.7 NH: 48.2% |
| Seabrook and Hampton Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.1% NH: 7.2% |
16.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
82.1% NH: 72.8% |
86.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1981Lowest 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 22% below NH |
24 min 11% below NH |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
| Work from home | 10.5%±3.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
11%±5.7 NH: 16.8% |
21.8%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #114 of 120 in NH | #5 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Seabrook School District | Mascoma Valley Regional School District | Hampton Falls School District |
| High school in town | None 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.