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Bremen vs Hooksett vs Ogunquit

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bremen has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Hooksett has the youngest population (median age 41.3).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).

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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.

MeasureBremenHooksettOgunquit
People
Population
917Lowest
15,057Highest
1,379
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.1%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+10.6%
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
52.1±8.2
34% above U.S.
41.3±1.5Lowest
6% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.6%±5.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
17.4%±2.9
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Bremen and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
34.1%±9.9
U.S.: 17.2%
17.3%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Ogunquit and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
54.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
39.6%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.3%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
8.9%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$100,000±$21kLowest
24% above U.S.
$117,962±$11kHighest
46% above U.S.
$114,259±$56k
42% above U.S.
Hooksett and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$425,300±$28k
28% above U.S.
$407,000±$26kLowest
22% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,661±$206
18% above U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,829Lowest
9% below U.S.
$6,554Highest
110% above U.S.
$4,473
43% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
41.7%±16.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Hooksett and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
9.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
80.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981
1 yr newer than U.S.
1988Highest
8 yrs newer than U.S.
1978Lowest
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
19% below U.S.
27 minHighest
about the U.S. average
26 min
about the U.S. average
Work from home
22.7%±6.8
U.S.: 15.1%
13.4%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #30 of 120 in NH —
School district — Hooksett School District —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.