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Wells vs Hampton Beach vs Hampton Falls
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wells has grown the fastest since 2010 (+18%).
Hampton Beach has the most renters (37.1% rent).
Hampton Falls has the highest household income ($166k).
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 | Wells | Hampton Beach | Hampton Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,713Highest |
2,605 |
2,328Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +18%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+14.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.6±3.8 38% above U.S. |
60.4±2.4Highest 55% above U.S. |
49.5±7.3Lowest 27% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.4 U.S.: 22% |
3.1%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±5.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Hampton Falls and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31%±3.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
33.7%±4.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
25%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hampton Beach and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
34%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
54.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.6%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Wells and Hampton Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,024±$11k 9% above U.S. |
$82,557±$17kLowest about the U.S. average |
$166,157±$14kHighest 106% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $485,300±$23kLowest 46% above U.S. |
$508,900±$76k 53% above U.S. |
$772,600±$76kHighest 132% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,350±$297Lowest 4% below U.S. |
$1,375±$130 about the U.S. average |
$1,852±$475Highest 31% above U.S. |
| Hampton Falls and Hampton Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,215Lowest 3% above U.S. |
$6,115 96% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±19.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
61.7%±20.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
27.2%±22.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hampton Beach and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
62.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 4% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.8%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
26.9%±6.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.8%±4.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hampton Beach and Hampton Falls 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 | #22 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | Wells-Ogunquit CSD | — | Hampton Falls School District |
| High school in town | Wells High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4 |
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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.