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Fall River vs Hooksett vs Suncook
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fall River has the most renters (64.7% rent).
Hooksett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+27.4%).
Suncook has the most people working from home (15.5%).
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.
| Measure | Fall River | Hooksett | Suncook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 94,082Highest |
5,876 |
5,432Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+27.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.3±1.2 about the U.S. average |
42.6±2Highest 10% above U.S. |
37.9±8.1Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±1.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.7%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±4.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Fall River and Suncook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±3.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.5%±3.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hooksett and Suncook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
31.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±0.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±3.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.5%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hooksett and Fall River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,673±$3kLowest 30% below U.S. |
$101,053±$25kHighest 25% above U.S. |
$79,836±$25k about the U.S. average |
| Hooksett and Suncook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $395,500±$11kHighest 19% above U.S. |
$348,100±$32kLowest 5% above U.S. |
$361,100±$22k 9% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,155±$27 18% below U.S. |
$1,811±$283Highest 28% above U.S. |
$1,091±$317Lowest 23% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,953Lowest 27% above U.S. |
$4,960 59% above U.S. |
$6,975Highest 124% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.5%±3.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
46%±20.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.2%±21.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Fall River and Suncook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 35.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
72.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
59.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
1951 29 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 7% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.1%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.4%±4.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
15.5%±6.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Suncook 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 | #262 of 282 in MA | #30 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | — | — |
| High school in town | B M C Durfee High | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3 |
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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.