Compare towns
Antrim vs Hooksett vs Stoddard
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Antrim has the most kids (19.4% under 18).
Hooksett has the highest household income ($118k).
Stoddard has the most homeowners (93.3%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Antrim | Hooksett | Stoddard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,692 |
15,057Highest |
1,072Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+10.6% NH: +4.6% |
+11.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 46.7±3.9 8% above NH |
41.3±1.5Lowest 5% below NH |
53±4Highest 22% above NH |
| Stoddard and Antrim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±4.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.5%±3.4 NH: 18.2% |
| Antrim and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.8%±3.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.3%±2.4 NH: 20.1% |
24.4%±2.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
39.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
34.1% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.1 NH: 6% |
8.9%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
3.5%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,648±$22kLowest 13% below NH |
$117,962±$11kHighest 19% above NH |
$94,904±$11k 4% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $298,800±$23kLowest 26% below NH |
$407,000±$26kHighest about the NH average |
$330,300±$20k 18% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,040±$177 30% below NH |
$1,661±$206Highest 11% above NH |
$895±$751Lowest 40% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,608 16% below NH |
$6,554Highest about the NH average |
$4,316Lowest 35% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 95.9%±24.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
41.7%±16.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
52.6%±100 NH: 48.2% |
| Antrim and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
80.6% NH: 72.8% |
93.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 19% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
34 minHighest 25% above NH |
| Work from home | 12.8%±5.3 NH: 16.8% |
13.4%±3.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
9.5%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Hooksett and Antrim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #104 of 120 in NH | #30 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Contoocook Valley School District | Hooksett School District | Stoddard School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
NH average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.