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Dunbarton vs Hooksett vs New Boston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dunbarton has the oldest population (median age 48).
Hooksett has the shortest commute (27 min average).
New Boston has the most people working from home (22.2%).
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 | Dunbarton | Hooksett | New Boston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,097Lowest |
15,057Highest |
6,165 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+10.6% NH: +4.6% |
+14.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48±3.7Highest 11% above NH |
41.3±1.5 5% below NH |
38.8±3.4Lowest 10% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±3.8 NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
27.2%±5.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
| New Boston and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±4.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.3%±2.4 NH: 20.1% |
17%±4.3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Dunbarton and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
39.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
44.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±2 NH: 6% |
8.9%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
3.6%±3Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,348±$21k 26% above NH |
$117,962±$11kLowest 19% above NH |
$154,250±$25kHighest 56% above NH |
| New Boston and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $484,100±$33kHighest 20% above NH |
$407,000±$26kLowest about the NH average |
$481,100±$59k 20% above NH |
| Dunbarton and New Boston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,166±$70Lowest 22% below NH |
$1,661±$206Highest 11% above NH |
$1,193±$111 20% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,233Highest 23% above NH |
$6,554Lowest about the NH average |
$8,181 23% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.7%±60.7Highest NH: 48.2% |
41.7%±16.4 NH: 48.2% |
22.8%±20.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Dunbarton and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
3.3% NH: 7.2% |
6.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
80.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
88% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 11 yrs newer than NH |
1988Lowest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1989 10 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 25% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
36 minHighest 33% above NH |
| Work from home | 12.6%±5.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
13.4%±3.1 NH: 16.8% |
22.2%±6.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
| New Boston 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 | #33 of 120 in NH | #30 of 120 in NH | #21 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Dunbarton School District | Hooksett School District | New Boston School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.