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Chapman vs Hooksett 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).
Hooksett has the most renters (27.5% rent).
Hooksett has the most expensive homes ($407k median).

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.

MeasureChapmanHooksettHooksett
People
Population
388Lowest
5,876
15,057Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+27.4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+10.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
45.7±11.4Highest
17% above U.S.
42.6±2
10% above U.S.
41.3±1.5Lowest
6% above U.S.
Chapman and Hooksett 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%
14.7%±3.6Lowest
U.S.: 22%
17.4%±2.9
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
27.6%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.7%±3.9
U.S.: 17.2%
17.3%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Chapman and Hooksett 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%
41.4%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
39.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.2%±2.6Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
6.2%±3.7
U.S.: 6.4%
8.9%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Hooksett and Hooksett 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.
$101,053±$25k
25% above U.S.
$117,962±$11kHighest
46% above U.S.
Hooksett and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$185,700±$22kLowest
44% below U.S.
$348,100±$32k
5% above U.S.
$407,000±$26kHighest
22% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,811±$283Highest
28% above U.S.
$1,661±$206Lowest
18% above U.S.
Hooksett and Hooksett 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.
$4,960
59% above U.S.
$6,554Highest
110% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
46%±20.2Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
41.7%±16.4
U.S.: 51.1%
Hooksett 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%
4%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
72.5%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
80.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982Lowest
2 yrs newer than U.S.
1987
7 yrs newer than U.S.
1988Highest
8 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minLowest
12% below U.S.
29 minHighest
11% above U.S.
27 min
about the U.S. average
Work from home
4.8%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.4%±4.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.4%±3.1
U.S.: 15.1%
Hooksett 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 #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.