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Wilmot vs Webster vs North Hampton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wilmot has the most renters (16.6% rent).
Webster has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
North Hampton has the most expensive homes ($670k 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 | Wilmot | Webster | North Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,487Lowest |
2,227 |
4,543Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6% NH: +4.6% |
+2.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 53±2.4Highest 22% above NH |
44.7±7.6Lowest 3% above NH |
50.5±3.3 17% above NH |
| Wilmot and North Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±3.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.2%±5.4 NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and North Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±4.6 NH: 20.1% |
19.4%±1.3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
26%±4.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
| North Hampton and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
54.5% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±3.4Highest NH: 6% |
3%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
2.5%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $117,759±$15k 19% above NH |
$107,171±$14kLowest 8% above NH |
$146,458±$29kHighest 48% above NH |
| North Hampton and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $399,600±$43k about the NH average |
$338,500±$30kLowest 16% below NH |
$670,400±$61kHighest 67% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$289Lowest 25% below NH |
$1,396±$622 6% below NH |
$1,805±$106Highest 21% above NH |
| North Hampton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,651 about the NH average |
$6,021Lowest 10% below NH |
$8,529Highest 28% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.1%±41.8 NH: 48.2% |
53.6%±71Highest NH: 48.2% |
23.5%±21Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Webster and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.9% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
96%Highest NH: 72.8% |
91.3% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1979Lowest same as NH |
1984 5 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 22% above NH |
31 min 14% above NH |
25 minLowest 8% below NH |
| Work from home | 18.9%±3.8 NH: 16.8% |
17.1%±3.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.9%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| North Hampton and Wilmot 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 | — | — | #12 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Merrimack Valley School District | North Hampton School District |
| High school in town | — | None 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.