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Colebrook vs Hooksett vs Gorham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Colebrook has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Hooksett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.6%).
Gorham has the most affordable homes ($162k 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 | Colebrook | Hooksett | Gorham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,988Lowest |
15,057Highest |
2,682 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+10.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-5.3% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 53.7±4.9 24% above NH |
41.3±1.5Lowest 5% below NH |
53.9±3.6Highest 24% above NH |
| Gorham and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.2%±3.9 NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±2.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
12.5%±3.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Hooksett and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±4.1 NH: 20.1% |
17.3%±2.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
31.7%±6.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Gorham and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
39.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
20.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.6Lowest NH: 6% |
8.9%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
6.7%±2.8 NH: 6% |
| Hooksett and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,159±$6kLowest 48% below NH |
$117,962±$11kHighest 19% above NH |
$61,275±$7k 38% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $192,200±$59k 52% below NH |
$407,000±$26kHighest about the NH average |
$161,600±$49kLowest 60% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $750±$238Lowest 50% below NH |
$1,661±$206Highest 11% above NH |
$838±$83 44% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,350 35% below NH |
$6,554Highest about the NH average |
$4,334Lowest 35% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±19.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
41.7%±16.4 NH: 48.2% |
41%±20.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Colebrook and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.3% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
80.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
71.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 6 yrs older than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 21% below NH |
27 minHighest about the NH average |
23 min 15% below NH |
| Work from home | 5.4%±3.1 NH: 16.8% |
13.4%±3.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
1.7%±1.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #30 of 120 in NH | #57 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Colebrook School District | Hooksett School District | Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | Colebrook Academy and Elementary School (H) | None in town | Gorham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.4Lowest |
— | 9.0Highest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.