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Dummer vs Hooksett vs Clarksville

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Dummer has the most kids (19.4% under 18).
Hooksett has the most expensive homes ($348k median).
Clarksville has the most people working from home (25.1%).

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.

MeasureDummerHooksettClarksville
People
Population
299Lowest
5,876Highest
371
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+27.4%
NH: +4.6%
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Median age
53.6±6.4Highest
24% above NH
42.6±2Lowest
about the NH average
50.4±6.6
16% above NH
Dummer and Clarksville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.4%±5.1Highest
NH: 18.2%
14.7%±3.6
NH: 18.2%
10%±7.1Lowest
NH: 18.2%
Dummer and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21.4%±4.6
NH: 20.1%
20.7%±3.9Lowest
NH: 20.1%
23.2%±2.1Highest
NH: 20.1%
Clarksville and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
16.9%
NH: 40.6%
41.4%Highest
NH: 40.6%
14.1%Lowest
NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±5.7Lowest
NH: 6%
6.2%±3.7Highest
NH: 6%
3.2%±3
NH: 6%
Hooksett and Clarksville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$91,250±$21k
8% below NH
$101,053±$25kHighest
about the NH average
$65,385±$24kLowest
34% below NH
Hooksett and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$242,200±$51k
40% below NH
$348,100±$32kHighest
14% below NH
$191,700±$84kLowest
52% below NH
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,811±$283Highest
21% above NH
$1,125±$620Lowest
25% below NH
Hooksett and Clarksville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,898
57% below NH
$4,960Highest
26% below NH
$2,276Lowest
66% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
NH: 48.2%
46%±20.2
NH: 48.2%
50%±100Highest
NH: 48.2%
Clarksville and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
9%
NH: 7.2%
4%Lowest
NH: 7.2%
15.9%Highest
NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.2%Highest
NH: 72.8%
72.5%Lowest
NH: 72.8%
82.7%
NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977Lowest
2 yrs older than NH
1987
8 yrs newer than NH
1993Highest
14 yrs newer than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 min
6% below NH
29 minHighest
9% above NH
23 minLowest
15% below NH
Work from home
6.8%±4.4Lowest
NH: 16.8%
14.4%±4.6
NH: 16.8%
25.1%±9.6Highest
NH: 16.8%
Clarksville 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 —
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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.