Compare towns
Carroll vs Hooksett vs Whitefield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Carroll has the oldest population (median age 62.4).
Hooksett has the most people working from home (13.4%).
Whitefield has the most renters (37.4% 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 | Carroll | Hooksett | Whitefield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 659Lowest |
15,057Highest |
2,516 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+10.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+8% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 62.4±4.8Highest 44% above NH |
41.3±1.5Lowest 5% below NH |
51.4±4.6 19% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 7%±4.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±2.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.3%±4.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Hooksett and Whitefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 39.5%±4.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.3%±2.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
28.6%±5.4 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.2% NH: 40.6% |
39.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
26.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.2Lowest NH: 6% |
8.9%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
5.9%±3.2 NH: 6% |
| Hooksett and Whitefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,821±$26k 35% below NH |
$117,962±$11kHighest 19% above NH |
$63,125±$12kLowest 36% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $261,500±$42k 35% below NH |
$407,000±$26kHighest about the NH average |
$240,400±$22kLowest 40% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,078±$241 28% below NH |
$1,661±$206Highest 11% above NH |
$1,077±$160Lowest 28% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,356Lowest 50% below NH |
$6,554Highest about the NH average |
$4,394 34% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28%±47.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
41.7%±16.4 NH: 48.2% |
47.9%±15.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Whitefield and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.5% NH: 7.2% |
3.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
11%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
80.6% NH: 72.8% |
62.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984 5 yrs newer than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1965Lowest 14 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 19% below NH |
27 minHighest about the NH average |
26 min about the NH average |
| Work from home | 4.6%±3.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
13.4%±3.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
7.2%±4.7 NH: 16.8% |
| Hooksett and Whitefield 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 | — | #30 of 120 in NH | #86 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Hooksett School District | White Mountains Regional School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | White Mountains Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.9 |
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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.