Compare towns
Stoddard vs Hampton Beach vs Springfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stoddard has the most kids (17.5% under 18).
Hampton Beach has the most people working from home (26.9%).
Springfield has the highest household income ($101k).
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 | Stoddard | Hampton Beach | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,072Lowest |
2,605Highest |
1,122 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.5% NH: +4.6% |
+14.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 53±4 22% above NH |
60.4±2.4Highest 39% above NH |
51.4±8.8Lowest 19% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±3.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
3.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±8 NH: 18.2% |
| Stoddard and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±2.5 NH: 20.1% |
33.7%±4.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.1% NH: 40.6% |
34%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
36.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.7Highest NH: 6% |
0.6%±0.7 NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,904±$11k 4% below NH |
$82,557±$17kLowest 17% below NH |
$100,893±$19kHighest about the NH average |
| Springfield and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $330,300±$20kLowest 18% below NH |
$508,900±$76kHighest 26% above NH |
$384,100±$50k 5% below NH |
| Hampton Beach and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $895±$751Lowest 40% below NH |
$1,375±$130Highest 8% below NH |
$1,096±$217 26% below NH |
| Hampton Beach and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,316Lowest 35% below NH |
$6,115Highest 8% below NH |
$5,946 11% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.6%±100 NH: 48.2% |
61.7%±20.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
25.9%±64.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Hampton Beach and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% NH: 7.2% |
8.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
62.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
90.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr older than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 25% above NH |
25 minLowest 5% below NH |
34 minHighest 29% above NH |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.9%±6.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6 NH: 16.8% |
| Hampton Beach and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Stoddard School District | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.