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Seabrook vs Upton vs Seabrook Beach
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).
Upton has the highest household income ($156k).
Seabrook Beach has the most people working from home (39.5%).
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 | Upton | Seabrook Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,427Highest |
8,189 |
1,001Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 54±1.9 39% above U.S. |
46.4±4.8Lowest 19% above U.S. |
62±3.8Highest 59% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 14.8%±3.1 U.S.: 22% |
23.2%±4.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.2%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 31.5%±5 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
42.1%±7.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Seabrook Beach 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
53.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.2%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Seabrook and Upton 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. |
$155,508±$33kHighest 93% above U.S. |
$93,571±$43k 16% above U.S. |
| Upton and Seabrook Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $443,500±$40kLowest 33% above U.S. |
$576,700±$41k 73% above U.S. |
$920,900±$75kHighest 177% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,542±$174 9% above U.S. |
$948±$599Lowest 33% below U.S. |
$1,725±$575Highest 22% above U.S. |
| Seabrook Beach and Seabrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,785Lowest 85% above U.S. |
$8,376 169% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.4%±10Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.8%±31 U.S.: 51.1% |
90.5%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Seabrook Beach and Upton 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% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
35 minHighest 34% above U.S. |
33 min 23% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.5%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.8%±5.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
39.5%±20Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Seabrook Beach and Upton 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 | #46 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Seabrook School District | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Blackstone Valley | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.2 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.