Compare towns
Chichester vs Hooksett vs Northwood
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 kids (20.3% under 18).
Hooksett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.6%).
Northwood has the most affordable homes ($363k 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.
| Measure | Chichester | Hooksett | Northwood |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,745Lowest |
15,057Highest |
4,688 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+10.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+9.4% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43±3.3Highest about the NH average |
41.3±1.5Lowest 5% below NH |
42.4±7.8 about the NH average |
| Chichester and Northwood 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% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18%±4.4 NH: 18.2% |
| Chichester and Northwood 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% |
17.3%±2.4 NH: 20.1% |
21.5%±5.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Northwood 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% |
39.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
38.9% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.7 NH: 6% |
8.9%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $109,297±$13kLowest 10% above NH |
$117,962±$11k 19% above NH |
$129,375±$23kHighest 31% above NH |
| Northwood and Hooksett 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 |
$407,000±$26k about the NH average |
$363,000±$13kLowest 10% below NH |
| 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 |
$1,661±$206 11% above NH |
$1,201±$372Lowest 19% below NH |
| Chichester and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,189Highest 8% above NH |
$6,554 about the NH average |
$5,806Lowest 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.6%±34.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
41.7%±16.4 NH: 48.2% |
23.7%±29.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Chichester and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6% NH: 7.2% |
3.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7.5%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.6% NH: 72.8% |
80.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
89%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1970Lowest 9 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 13% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
37 minHighest 37% above NH |
| Work from home | 19%±8Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.4%±3.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
18.7%±6.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Chichester and Northwood 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 | #30 of 120 in NH | #24 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Chichester School District | Hooksett School District | Northwood School District · Coe-Brown Northwood Academy School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Coe-Brown Northwood Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.5 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.