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Fairlee vs Hooksett vs Victory

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Fairlee has the most people working from home (23.5%).
Hooksett has the most kids (17.4% under 18).
Victory has the oldest population (median age 64.5).

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.

MeasureFairleeHooksettVictory
People
Population
54
15,057Highest
53Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+10.6%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
63.5±7.6
63% above U.S.
41.3±1.5Lowest
6% above U.S.
64.5±11.1Highest
66% above U.S.
Victory and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
0%±52.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
17.4%±2.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
7.5%±51
U.S.: 22%
Hooksett and Victory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
37%±54.9
U.S.: 17.2%
17.3%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
47.2%±39.7Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Victory and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
11.1%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
39.6%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
26.5%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±26.2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
8.9%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0%±26.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Hooksett and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$21,071±$13kLowest
74% below U.S.
$117,962±$11kHighest
46% above U.S.
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Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$277,500±$28kLowest
17% below U.S.
$407,000±$26kHighest
22% above U.S.
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Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,057±$620Lowest
25% below U.S.
$1,661±$206Highest
18% above U.S.
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Hooksett and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,750
20% above U.S.
$6,554Highest
110% above U.S.
$2,500Lowest
20% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
100%±55.5Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
41.7%±16.4
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Fairlee and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
50%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
45.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
57.5%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
80.6%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
71.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1942Lowest
38 yrs older than U.S.
1988Highest
8 yrs newer than U.S.
1986
6 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way —
27 minHighest
about the U.S. average
27 minLowest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
23.5%±30.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.4%±3.1
U.S.: 15.1%
0%±52.6Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Fairlee 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 —
School district — Hooksett School District —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.