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Clarendon vs Hooksett vs Danville
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%).
Danville has the most people working from home (18.7%).
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 | Danville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,460 |
15,057Highest |
2,360Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.3±4.1 34% above U.S. |
41.3±1.5Lowest 6% above U.S. |
53.1±6Highest 37% above U.S. |
| Danville and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.1 U.S.: 22% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±4.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Danville and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.4%±4.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.3%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.7%±3.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Clarendon and Danville 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% |
32.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
8.9%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,609±$12kLowest 26% below U.S. |
$117,962±$11kHighest 46% above U.S. |
$70,946±$7k 12% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $220,900±$32kLowest 34% below U.S. |
$407,000±$26kHighest 22% above U.S. |
$275,800±$43k 17% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,096±$305Lowest 22% below U.S. |
$1,661±$206Highest 18% above U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,740Lowest 20% above U.S. |
$6,554Highest 110% above U.S. |
$4,358 40% 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% |
9.5%±11.4Lowest 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%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 40% below U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
33 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.1%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.4%±3.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
18.7%±9.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Danville 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 | — |
| School district | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | Hooksett School District | — |
| High school in town | Mill River Union High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.4 |
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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.