Best PlacesHampton Falls, NH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hampton Falls, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Hampton Falls ranks 1,535th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Hampton Falls
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Hampton Falls' strengths and weaknesses
Where Hampton Falls ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Household income$142,961 median, better than 97% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 93% of towns
Where Hampton Falls ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,375 a month, better than only 7% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 11% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 11% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hampton Falls
A household needs to earn about $189,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hampton Falls home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $142,961, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Hampton Falls' effective rate of 1.42%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hampton Falls
Hampton Falls runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hampton Falls.
Who works in Hampton Falls, and how
Work in Hampton Falls centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Hampton Falls
The coast is about 8 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Hampton Falls, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Hampton Falls, month by month
Hampton Falls sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 29° | 20° |
| April | 58° | 46° | 36° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 63° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Hampton Falls
The nearest airport, Portsmouth International at Pease, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 39 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hampton Falls
Schools across Hampton Falls average a B+, better than 79% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lincoln Akerman SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Adeline C. Marston SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Kensington Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hampton AcademyB+ · 47% proficient
- Cooperative Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Seabrook Middle SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Winnacunnet High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Amesbury Innovation High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hampton Falls school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hampton Falls measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Hampton Falls against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hampton Falls
Is Hampton Falls a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hampton Falls ranks 1,535th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, low crime, and high incomes, and lowest on an overheated housing market and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hampton Falls expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $665,296. The overall cost of living runs about 24% above the national average. Set against a $142,961 median income, cost of living beats 90% of towns.
Is Hampton Falls safe?
Yes, Hampton Falls is safer than 98% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $135 per resident a year.
Compare Hampton Falls with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hampton Falls. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hampton Falls represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Hampton Falls detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hampton Falls: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hampton Falls: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hampton Falls: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hampton Falls: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hampton Falls detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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