Compare towns
Seabrook vs Hanover vs Conway
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).
Hanover has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.4%).
Conway has the most affordable homes ($314k median).
Hanover is a college town. 36.9% 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 | Hanover | Conway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,427Lowest |
11,685Highest |
10,141 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-2.9% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 54±1.9 25% above NH |
28.7±5.1Lowest 34% below NH |
55±4.1Highest 27% above NH |
| Conway and Seabrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.8%±3.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.4%±2.4 NH: 18.2% |
12.4%±2.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Seabrook and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.5%±5 NH: 20.1% |
19.7%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
35.1%±5.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Conway and Seabrook 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% |
88.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37.9% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.3Lowest NH: 6% |
36.9%±2.4Highest NH: 6% |
5%±3 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,349±$15k 15% below NH |
$169,583±$36kHighest 71% above NH |
$64,385±$8kLowest 35% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $443,500±$40k 10% above NH |
$824,900±$61kHighest 105% above NH |
$314,000±$43kLowest 22% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,542±$174 3% above NH |
$2,253±$217Highest 51% above NH |
$1,095±$141Lowest 27% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,785 13% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$4,087Lowest 39% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.4%±10 NH: 48.2% |
66.4%±17.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
47.3%±13.9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Hanover and Seabrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
5.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
73.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
71.2% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
1976Lowest 3 yrs older than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minHighest 22% below NH |
20 minLowest 27% below NH |
21 min 23% below NH |
| Work from home | 10.5%±3.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.4%±5Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.4%±4.6 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #114 of 120 in NH | #1 of 120 in NH | #76 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Seabrook School District | Dresden School District · Hanover School District | Conway School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Hanover High School | Kennett High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7Lowest |
11.7Highest |
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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.