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Seabrook vs Gray 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 shortest commute (21 min average).
Gray has the most kids (19% under 18).
Salisbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.5%).
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 | Gray | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,427Lowest |
8,429 |
9,281Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+11.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 54±1.9Highest 39% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5Lowest 12% above 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%±3.1 U.S.: 22% |
19%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.1%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Gray and Seabrook 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% |
19.3%±4Lowest 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% |
44.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
43.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gray and Salisbury 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 4% above U.S. |
$95,236±$8kHighest 18% above U.S. |
$93,361±$6k 16% above U.S. |
| Gray and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $443,500±$40k 33% above U.S. |
$363,700±$20kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$478,700±$27kHighest 44% above U.S. |
| Salisbury and Seabrook 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. |
$1,371±$89Lowest 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 | $5,785Highest 85% above U.S. |
$3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$4,604 48% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.4%±10Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24 U.S.: 51.1% |
61.9%±11.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Salisbury and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
71.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1980Lowest same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
28 min 5% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.5%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.8%±5.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Salisbury and Gray 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 | #10 of 133 in ME | #240 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Seabrook School District | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Triton |
| High school in town | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
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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.