Best PlacesNorth Hampton Center, NH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Hampton Center, 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.
North Hampton Center ranks 789th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on high incomes by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in North Hampton Center
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.
North Hampton Center's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Hampton Center ranks high
- Household income$184,702 median, better than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 95% of towns
Where North Hampton Center ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,375 a month, better than only 7% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 11% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in North Hampton Center
A household needs to earn about $198,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Hampton Center home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $184,702; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 North Hampton Center's effective rate of 1.24%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in North Hampton Center
North Hampton Center runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for North Hampton Center.
Who works in North Hampton Center, and how
Work in North Hampton Center centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in North Hampton Center
The coast is about 7 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across North Hampton Center, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in North Hampton Center, month by month
North Hampton Center 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 North Hampton Center
The nearest airport, Portsmouth International at Pease, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 43 miles away.
The best schools in and around North Hampton Center
Schools across North Hampton Center average an A−, better than 86% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- North Hampton SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Adeline C. Marston SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hampton AcademyB+ · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Winnacunnet High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Hampton Center school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Hampton Center 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 North Hampton Center against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in North Hampton Center
Is North Hampton Center a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Hampton Center ranks 789th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on high incomes, low taxes, and health care access, and lowest on noise and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Hampton Center expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $714,500. The overall cost of living runs about 22% above the national average. Set against a $184,702 median income, cost of living beats 98% of towns.
Is North Hampton Center safe?
Yes, North Hampton Center is safer than 84% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $193 per resident a year.
Compare North Hampton Center with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Hampton Center. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Hampton Center 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.
North Hampton Center detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Hampton Center: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Hampton Center: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Hampton Center: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Hampton Center: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Hampton Center 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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