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Colebrook vs Hooksett vs Ogunquit

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Colebrook has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Hooksett has the most kids (17.4% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).

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.

MeasureColebrookHooksettOgunquit
People
Population
1,988
15,057Highest
1,379Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-9.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+10.6%
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
53.7±4.9
38% above U.S.
41.3±1.5Lowest
6% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
Ogunquit 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
U.S.: 22%
17.4%±2.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
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
U.S.: 17.2%
17.3%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
16.3%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
39.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.4%±2.6Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
8.9%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$51,159±$6kLowest
37% below U.S.
$117,962±$11kHighest
46% above U.S.
$114,259±$56k
42% above U.S.
Hooksett and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$192,200±$59kLowest
42% below U.S.
$407,000±$26k
22% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$750±$238Lowest
47% below U.S.
$1,661±$206Highest
18% above U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,350Lowest
39% above U.S.
$6,554Highest
110% above U.S.
$4,473
43% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
50.3%±19.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
41.7%±16.4
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
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
U.S.: 12.5%
3.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
69.4%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
80.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1973Lowest
7 yrs older than U.S.
1988Highest
8 yrs newer than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 minLowest
20% below U.S.
27 minHighest
about the U.S. average
26 min
about the U.S. average
Work from home
5.4%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.4%±3.1
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #30 of 120 in NH —
School district Colebrook School District Hooksett School District —
High school in town Colebrook Academy and Elementary School (H) None in town —
Students per teacherat that high school
8.4
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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.