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Billerica vs Hooksett vs Ogunquit vs Dartmouth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Billerica has the highest household income ($148k).
Hooksett has the most affordable homes ($407k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Dartmouth has the most renters (24% rent).
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 | Billerica | Hooksett | Ogunquit | Dartmouth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 42,003Highest |
15,057 |
1,379Lowest |
33,328 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.3±1.6 11% above U.S. |
41.3±1.5Lowest 6% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
42.5±2 9% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18%±1.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.4%±2.9 U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
14.6%±1.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Billerica and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 18%±1.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.3%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21%±1.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40% U.S.: 35.7% |
39.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
39%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
8.9%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
14.3%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $148,200±$8kHighest 84% above U.S. |
$117,962±$11k 46% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56k 42% above U.S. |
$99,839±$8kLowest 24% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $612,000±$13k 84% above U.S. |
$407,000±$26kLowest 22% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$496,500±$20k 49% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,282±$173Highest 62% above U.S. |
$1,661±$206 18% above U.S. |
— | $1,462±$159Lowest 3% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,358 104% above U.S. |
$6,554Highest 110% above U.S. |
$4,473 43% above U.S. |
$4,263Lowest 37% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.3%±8.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
41.7%±16.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
54%±9.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Dartmouth and Billerica are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 5.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
80.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
76%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1973Lowest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
27 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 19.5%±3.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
13.4%±3.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.4%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #146 of 282 in MA | #30 of 120 in NH | — | #115 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Billerica · Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical | Hooksett School District | — | Dartmouth |
| High school in town | Billerica Memorial High School | None in town | — | Dartmouth High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.1Highest |
— | — | 11.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.