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Fair Haven vs Hooksett vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fair Haven has the most affordable homes ($177k median).
Hooksett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.6%).
Plainfield has the most people working from home (16.4%).
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 | Fair Haven | Hooksett | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,724 |
15,057Highest |
1,314Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.2±7.6Lowest about the U.S. average |
41.3±1.5 6% above U.S. |
48.1±5.5Highest 24% above U.S. |
| Plainfield and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±5.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.4%±2.9 U.S.: 22% |
16.3%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Fair Haven and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±4.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.3%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.1%±3.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Plainfield and Fair Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
48.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
8.9%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,404±$16kLowest 23% below U.S. |
$117,962±$11kHighest 46% above U.S. |
$69,250±$31k 14% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $176,500±$14kLowest 47% below U.S. |
$407,000±$26kHighest 22% above U.S. |
$318,400±$34k 4% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $830±$116Lowest 41% below U.S. |
$1,661±$206Highest 18% above U.S. |
$1,153±$103 18% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,865Lowest 24% above U.S. |
$6,554Highest 110% above U.S. |
$4,806 54% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.9%±20.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
41.7%±16.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
73.2%±53.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Plainfield and Fair Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1955 25 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 4.3%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.4%±3.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
16.4%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Plainfield 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 | #66 of 70 in VT | #30 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 | Hooksett School District | — |
| High school in town | Fair Haven Union Middle and High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
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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.