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Wheelock vs Hampton vs Danville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wheelock has the most affordable homes ($190k median).
Hampton has the most expensive homes ($550k median).
Danville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.3%).
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 | Wheelock | Hampton | Danville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 717Lowest |
16,426Highest |
2,360 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51±5.6Lowest 31% above U.S. |
55.8±2.1Highest 43% above U.S. |
53.1±6 37% above U.S. |
| Hampton and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
11.6%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±4.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Danville and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.4%±4.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
30.9%±2.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.7%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hampton and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
42.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
32.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hampton and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,792±$20kLowest 20% below U.S. |
$95,233±$9kHighest 18% above U.S. |
$70,946±$7k 12% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $189,600±$37kLowest 43% below U.S. |
$550,200±$39kHighest 65% above U.S. |
$275,800±$43k 17% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,628±$94 15% above U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,937Lowest 6% below U.S. |
$6,813Highest 118% above U.S. |
$4,358 40% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.8%±10.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
9.5%±11.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 8.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
33 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.1%±16 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.7%±3.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.7%±9.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hampton and Wheelock 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 School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Winnacunnet High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.1 |
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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.