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Cavendish vs Hooksett vs Baltimore

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Cavendish has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Hooksett has the most expensive homes ($407k median).
Baltimore has the most affordable homes ($219k median).

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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.

MeasureCavendishHooksettBaltimore
People
Population
1,242
15,057Highest
361Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.8%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+10.6%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
45.2±5.9
16% above U.S.
41.3±1.5Lowest
6% above U.S.
51.2±10.3Highest
32% above U.S.
Baltimore and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.3%±4.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
17.4%±2.9
U.S.: 22%
8.9%±6.7Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Cavendish and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.6%±2Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.3%±2.4
U.S.: 17.2%
14.7%±4.2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
39.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
39.6%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
25.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.3%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
8.9%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.2%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$89,063±$29kLowest
10% above U.S.
$117,962±$11kHighest
46% above U.S.
$107,500±$16k
33% above U.S.
Hooksett and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$285,100±$40k
14% below U.S.
$407,000±$26kHighest
22% above U.S.
$219,400±$27kLowest
34% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,000±$546Lowest
29% below U.S.
$1,661±$206Highest
18% above U.S.
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Hooksett and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,948Lowest
27% above U.S.
$6,554Highest
110% above U.S.
$4,329
39% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
28.9%±27
U.S.: 51.1%
41.7%±16.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
26.7%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Hooksett and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.3%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
1.1%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
81.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
80.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
85.8%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968Lowest
12 yrs older than U.S.
1988Highest
8 yrs newer than U.S.
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
19 minLowest
30% below U.S.
27 minHighest
about the U.S. average
21 min
21% below U.S.
Work from home
18.5%±6.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.4%±3.1
U.S.: 15.1%
9.8%±4.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Cavendish and Hooksett 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 —
School district Green Mountain Unified School District #77 Hooksett School District —
High school in town None 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.