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Webster vs Deering vs Hampton Beach
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Webster has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Deering has the most affordable homes ($310k median).
Hampton Beach has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.2%).
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 | Webster | Deering | Hampton Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,227 |
1,938Lowest |
2,605Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2% NH: +4.6% |
-0.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+14.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.7±7.6Lowest 3% above NH |
48.8±5.7 13% above NH |
60.4±2.4Highest 39% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±4.3 NH: 18.2% |
3.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and Deering are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±1.3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
23.9%±1.2 NH: 20.1% |
33.7%±4.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
31% NH: 40.6% |
34%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
1.6%±1.1 NH: 6% |
0.6%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Webster and Deering are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,171±$14kHighest 8% above NH |
$101,250±$16k about the NH average |
$82,557±$17kLowest 17% below NH |
| Webster and Deering are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $338,500±$30k 16% below NH |
$309,900±$27kLowest 23% below NH |
$508,900±$76kHighest 26% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,396±$622Highest 6% below NH |
$1,306±$116Lowest 12% below NH |
$1,375±$130 8% below NH |
| Webster and Hampton Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,021Lowest 10% below NH |
$6,223Highest 7% below NH |
$6,115 8% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.6%±71 NH: 48.2% |
23.9%±27.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
61.7%±20.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Hampton Beach and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.6% NH: 7.2% |
14.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96%Highest NH: 72.8% |
87.7% NH: 72.8% |
62.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest same as NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 14% above NH |
40 minHighest 49% above NH |
25 minLowest 5% below NH |
| Work from home | 17.1%±3.9 NH: 16.8% |
10%±2.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.9%±6.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Hampton Beach and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Merrimack Valley 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.