Hampton property values skyrocket by 53% amid red-hot real estate market

HAMPTON — A red-hot real estate market has prices soaring sharply across most of the nation, and according to the recent town-wide property revaluation, Hampton is no exception. The state requires property revaluations every five years in Granite State communities, and Hampton’s was recently completed. On average, preliminary results indicate that overall Hampton property values rose an average of 53%, according to Paul McKenney, of Municipal Resources Inc., contracted by the town to execute the reassessment. But that’s not the whole picture, said McKenney, who stressed property owners should not...