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Clarendon vs Hooksett vs Chester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Clarendon has the shortest commute (16 min average).
Hooksett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.6%).
Chester has the most people working from home (14%).
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 | Clarendon | Hooksett | Chester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,460Lowest |
15,057Highest |
2,992 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.3±4.1Highest 34% above U.S. |
41.3±1.5Lowest 6% above U.S. |
49.7±4.7 28% above U.S. |
| Clarendon and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.4%±2.9 U.S.: 22% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Clarendon and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.4%±4.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.3%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.8%±7.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Chester and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
33.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
8.9%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hooksett and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,609±$12kLowest 26% below U.S. |
$117,962±$11kHighest 46% above U.S. |
$62,125±$8k 23% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $220,900±$32kLowest 34% below U.S. |
$407,000±$26kHighest 22% above U.S. |
$232,900±$44k 30% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,096±$305 22% below U.S. |
$1,661±$206Highest 18% above U.S. |
$960±$44Lowest 32% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,740Lowest 20% above U.S. |
$6,554Highest 110% above U.S. |
$4,262 37% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.4%±27.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.7%±16.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
11.5%±12.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Clarendon and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
80.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1972 8 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 40% below U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
28 minHighest 5% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.1%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.4%±3.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
14%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Chester 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 | #49 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | Hooksett School District | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 |
| High school in town | Mill River Union High School | None in town | Green Mountain Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.4Highest |
— | 8.7Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.