Compare towns
Exeter vs Concord vs Hooksett
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Exeter has the most people working from home (19.9%).
Concord has the most renters (43.2% rent).
Hooksett has the most homeowners (80.6%).
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 | Exeter | Concord | Hooksett |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,151 |
44,375Highest |
15,057Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+10.6% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.8±2.3Highest 6% above NH |
40.7±1.3Lowest 6% below NH |
41.3±1.5 5% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 17%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.2%±1.3 NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±2.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Hooksett and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
18.7%±1.5 NH: 20.1% |
17.3%±2.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
42.3% NH: 40.6% |
39.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.8 NH: 6% |
6%±0.8Lowest NH: 6% |
8.9%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Hooksett and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $110,346±$13k 11% above NH |
$84,902±$5kLowest 14% below NH |
$117,962±$11kHighest 19% above NH |
| Hooksett and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $456,600±$21kHighest 13% above NH |
$350,900±$13kLowest 13% below NH |
$407,000±$26k about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,856±$223Highest 24% above NH |
$1,441±$43Lowest 3% below NH |
$1,661±$206 11% above NH |
| Exeter and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,814Highest 32% above NH |
$7,227 8% above NH |
$6,554Lowest about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59%±11.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
44.1%±5.2 NH: 48.2% |
41.7%±16.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Exeter and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7% NH: 7.2% |
8.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.1% NH: 72.8% |
56.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
80.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 same as NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 7% below NH |
23 minLowest 14% below NH |
27 minHighest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 19.9%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.1%±1.8 NH: 16.8% |
13.4%±3.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #22 of 120 in NH | #89 of 120 in NH | #30 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District | Hooksett School District |
| High school in town | Exeter High School | Concord High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Lowest |
13.0Highest |
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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.