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Dunstable vs Hooksett vs Webster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dunstable has the highest household income ($209k).
Hooksett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.6%).
Webster has the most renters (40.2% rent).
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 | Dunstable | Hooksett | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,408Lowest |
15,057 |
17,748Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.5±2.4Highest 7% above U.S. |
41.3±1.5 6% above U.S. |
39.9±2.9Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Dunstable and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±4.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.6%±2.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Dunstable and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.3%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.6%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Webster and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
25.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.1%±2.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
8.9%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.8%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hooksett and Dunstable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $208,512±$23kHighest 158% above U.S. |
$117,962±$11k 46% above U.S. |
$72,895±$6kLowest 10% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $674,000±$30kHighest 103% above U.S. |
$407,000±$26k 22% above U.S. |
$361,500±$12kLowest 9% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,325±$637 6% below U.S. |
$1,661±$206Highest 18% above U.S. |
$1,228±$81Lowest 13% below U.S. |
| Hooksett and Dunstable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,020Highest 189% above U.S. |
$6,554 110% above U.S. |
$3,999Lowest 28% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60%±77.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.7%±16.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.7%±6.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Dunstable and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
12.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
59.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1962Lowest 18 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 30% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
31 min 16% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 20%±3.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.4%±3.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
8%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dunstable 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 | #4 of 282 in MA | #30 of 120 in NH | #271 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Groton-Dunstable | Hooksett School District | Webster |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Bartlett High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.6 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.