Compare towns
Sugar Hill vs Hampton Falls vs Hampton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sugar Hill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.9%).
Hampton Falls has the most kids (19.1% under 18).
Hampton has the most affordable homes ($545k median).
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 | Sugar Hill | Hampton Falls | Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 658Lowest |
2,328 |
10,101Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+7.5% NH: +4.6% |
-0.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 60.8±2.1Highest 40% above NH |
49.5±7.3Lowest 14% above NH |
51.2±1.7 18% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 10.3%±3.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.1%±5.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.6%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Hampton Falls and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 37.2%±12.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
25%±3.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
26.9%±3.1 NH: 20.1% |
| Sugar Hill and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59%Highest NH: 40.6% |
54.5% NH: 40.6% |
44.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±3.1Lowest NH: 6% |
3.8%±2.1Highest NH: 6% |
3.4%±1.7 NH: 6% |
| Hampton Falls and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $154,091±$32k 56% above NH |
$166,157±$14kHighest 68% above NH |
$97,163±$4kLowest about the NH average |
| Hampton Falls and Sugar Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $639,700±$50k 59% above NH |
$772,600±$76kHighest 92% above NH |
$545,300±$63kLowest 35% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,208±$630Lowest 19% below NH |
$1,852±$475Highest 24% above NH |
$1,654±$93 11% above NH |
| Hampton Falls and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,340 10% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,872Lowest 3% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±100 NH: 48.2% |
27.2%±22.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.9%±13.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Hampton and Sugar Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
86.3% NH: 72.8% |
74.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 15 yrs older than NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the NH average |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
26 minLowest 3% below NH |
| Work from home | 16.8%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
21.8%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
20.5%±3.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Hampton Falls and Hampton 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 | — | — | #31 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Hampton Falls School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.