I live in Hampton and also lived on Hampton beach. Tourists don’t mingle in town they go directly to the beach, the town is always quiet even on the busiest days on the beach. We locals know back roads that are never busy with almost no traffic. If you stay out of downtown Hampton beach you are going to be alright. We usually stay close to north beach (the wall) away from the crowds of the restaurants and bars. I live in town right now, but really close to the beach, 2min drive, and you never can tell that the ocean is so close, my backyard is wooded and I have 18 turkeys living there. Even the weather is different.

I don’t know if you are interested, but the schools are amazing.

Compared to the towns around us there are very few houses for sale, even before Covid. I’ve never seen more than 10 houses for sale at once ( I don’t think I’ve seen 10 actually). We also pay less property taxes thanks to the beach.

"Hampton beach" and north hampton are night and day.

Also it’s been a few years but If I remember correctly there’s special parking lots for residents at Hampton beach. I never lived there but the ex’s friends did and they would park somewhere right next to the beach for free (was crowded but not as bad as trying to get regular parking at the beach during summer) so that’s a nice lil perk.

Hampton Beach is great. It can get really busy during the summer and there have been some issues with some people in recent years, but I've been going up there for over 10 years and I've never encountered a single issue.