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Chapman vs Hampton vs Hooksett

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Chapman has the most kids (27.6% under 18).
Hampton has the most people working from home (21.7%).
Hooksett has the highest household income ($118k).

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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.

MeasureChapmanHamptonHooksett
People
Population
388Lowest
16,426Highest
15,057
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+5.1%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+10.6%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
45.7±11.4
17% above U.S.
55.8±2.1Highest
43% above U.S.
41.3±1.5Lowest
6% above U.S.
Hampton and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
27.6%±5.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
11.6%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
17.4%±2.9
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
27.6%±3.8
U.S.: 17.2%
30.9%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.3%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Hampton and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
42.8%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
39.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.2%±2.6
U.S.: 6.4%
3.1%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
8.9%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Hooksett and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$93,125±$17kLowest
15% above U.S.
$95,233±$9k
18% above U.S.
$117,962±$11kHighest
46% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$185,700±$22kLowest
44% below U.S.
$550,200±$39kHighest
65% above U.S.
$407,000±$26k
22% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,628±$94Lowest
15% above U.S.
$1,661±$206Highest
18% above U.S.
Hooksett and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,850Lowest
41% below U.S.
$6,813Highest
118% above U.S.
$6,554
110% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
56.8%±10.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
41.7%±16.4
U.S.: 51.1%
Hampton and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
5.6%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
73.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
80.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982
2 yrs newer than U.S.
1978Lowest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1988Highest
8 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minLowest
12% below U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
27 minHighest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
4.8%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
21.7%±3.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.4%±3.1
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #31 of 120 in NH #30 of 120 in NH
School district — Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District Hooksett School District
High school in town — Winnacunnet High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
10.1
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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.