Compare towns
Chichester vs Concord 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
Chichester has the most people working from home (19%).
Concord has the most renters (43.2% rent).
Hooksett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.6%).
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 | Chichester | Concord | Hooksett |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,745Lowest |
44,375Highest |
15,057 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6% NH: +4.6% |
+3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+10.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43±3.3Highest about the NH average |
40.7±1.3Lowest 6% below NH |
41.3±1.5 5% below NH |
| Chichester and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.3%±4.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.2%±1.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±2.9 NH: 18.2% |
| Chichester and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
18.7%±1.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.3%±2.4 NH: 20.1% |
| Concord and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
42.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
39.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
6%±0.8 NH: 6% |
8.9%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $109,297±$13k 10% above NH |
$84,902±$5kLowest 14% below NH |
$117,962±$11kHighest 19% above NH |
| Hooksett and Chichester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $409,300±$26kHighest about the NH average |
$350,900±$13kLowest 13% below NH |
$407,000±$26k about the NH average |
| Chichester and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,055±$275Highest 38% above NH |
$1,441±$43Lowest 3% below NH |
$1,661±$206 11% above NH |
| Chichester and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,189 8% above NH |
$7,227Highest 8% above NH |
$6,554Lowest about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.6%±34.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
44.1%±5.2 NH: 48.2% |
41.7%±16.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Chichester and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6% NH: 7.2% |
8.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
56.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
80.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 13% above NH |
23 minLowest 14% below NH |
27 min about the NH average |
| Work from home | 19%±8Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.1%±1.8 NH: 16.8% |
13.4%±3.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Chichester and Concord 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 | #75 of 120 in NH | #89 of 120 in NH | #30 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Chichester School District | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District | Hooksett School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Concord High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.0 |
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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.