Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Hampton Falls’ subject grades are an A+ for health, an A for incomes, and an A− for safety; the weakest is a C for cost of living. Hampton Falls’ median household income is $166,000, above both New Hampshire’s towns ($103,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Only 12 of New Hampshire’s 187 towns score higher on health. Hampton Falls has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Gov. Meshech Weare House and Unitarian Church. Hampton Falls has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Hampton Falls beats most towns.
Census counts: 541 in 1790, 2,403 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1865 and 6 maps from 1932 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Hampshire), ordered by how far Hampton Falls is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hampton Falls. Close and well known come first.
17 mi Ancient siteAmerica's Stonehenge
40 mi AttractionFreedom Trail
39 mi MuseumBunker Hill Monument
20 mi Theme parkCanobie Lake Park
39 mi MuseumUSS Cassin Young
40 mi Zoo & aquariumNew England AquariumAmerica's Stonehenge: User:Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Freedom Trail: Ingfbruno, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bunker Hill Monument: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Canobie Lake Park: Alex1961, CC BY-SA 2.0 · USS Cassin Young: ROxBo at English Wikipedia, Public domain · New England Aquarium: Robert Stern from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hampton Falls, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 19, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Hampton Falls.
The typical Hampton Falls home is worth about $899,000, up 2.4% in a year, 76% above the New Hampshire typical home. Hampton Falls’ median rent is $1,852 a month, against $1,388 a month in New Hampshire’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. 86% of Hampton Falls households own their home.
| Hampton Falls | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,852 a month | $1,388 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 86% | 82% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Hampton Falls School District. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Akerman SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 190 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NH on state tests and graduation
Hampton Falls beats the New Hampshire average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 27% of adults feel lonely in Hampton Falls. Only 6 of the 127 New Hampshire towns we compare have a lower share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Hampton Falls.
| Hampton Falls | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 30% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.8% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Hampton Falls | NH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.6% | 9.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Hampton Falls’ property crime rate is 3.8 per 1,000 residents.
| Hampton Falls | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.8 per 1,000 residents | 4.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.3 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Most working residents leave Hampton Falls for work: only 7% work in town. The average trip to work in Hampton Falls is 32 minutes. Jobs based in Hampton Falls grew to 463 in 2023, 51 more than in 2013.
| Hampton Falls | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 22% | 16% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4% | 6.8% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.4% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Hampton Falls has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 16° and about 62 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
8.1 miles of trail in 9 parks and preserves. Only 9 of the 127 New Hampshire towns we compare have a lower trail density than Hampton Falls. The biggest park or preserve is Audubon Preserve, at 139 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Raspberry Farm | 0.7 mi | 41 |
| 2. Audubon Preserve | 0.2 mi | 139 |
| 3. Janvrin Natural Area | 0.1 mi | 97 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 2006, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Hampton Falls.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
4 within 15 miles of the center of Hampton Falls
About 4 of every 100 Hampton Falls residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Hampshire.
Where Hampton Falls’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Hampton Falls on the National Register of Historic Places.
6 notable people were born in Hampton Falls.
Place in New Hampshire, United States
Hampton Falls is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,403 at the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with Hampton Falls.
| Town | NH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton Falls | — | — | C | A− | A− | A+ |
| Hampton | #48 | B+ | C− | B+ | A− | A |
| Seabrook | #119 | C− | C | C | C− | B+ |
| Seabrook Beach | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kensington | — | — | C | — | A− | A |
Hampton Falls and Kensington have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Kensington reports no FBI crime data of its own. Seabrook Beach isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Hampton Falls with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
That is 7.8 years of the area's median household income ($115,863 across the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
6 notable people were born here, including Alice Brown and Ralph Adams Cram.
