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Bridgewater vs Hampton Beach vs Hooksett
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bridgewater has the most affordable homes ($399k median).
Hampton Beach has the most people working from home (26.9%).
Hooksett has the most kids (17.4% under 18).
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 | Bridgewater | Hampton Beach | Hooksett |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,169Lowest |
2,605 |
15,057Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+14.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+10.6% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 58.3±6.3 35% above NH |
60.4±2.4Highest 39% above NH |
41.3±1.5Lowest 5% below NH |
| Hampton Beach and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.8%±3.5 NH: 18.2% |
3.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±2.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 33.1%±1.8 NH: 20.1% |
33.7%±4.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.3%±2.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Hampton Beach and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
34% NH: 40.6% |
39.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.2 NH: 6% |
0.6%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
8.9%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $82,361±$9kLowest 17% below NH |
$82,557±$17k 17% below NH |
$117,962±$11kHighest 19% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $398,600±$65kLowest about the NH average |
$508,900±$76kHighest 26% above NH |
$407,000±$26k about the NH average |
| Hampton Beach and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$201Lowest 25% below NH |
$1,375±$130 8% below NH |
$1,661±$206Highest 11% above NH |
| Hooksett and Hampton Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,823Lowest 58% below NH |
$6,115 8% below NH |
$6,554Highest about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.1%±13.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
61.7%±20.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
41.7%±16.4 NH: 48.2% |
| Hampton Beach and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.2% NH: 7.2% |
3.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.7% NH: 72.8% |
62.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
80.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 same as NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 13% above NH |
25 minLowest 5% below NH |
27 min about the NH average |
| Work from home | 8%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.9%±6.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.4%±3.1 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #30 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfound Area School District | — | Hooksett School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.