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Gilford vs Haverhill vs Hooksett
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gilford has the most people working from home (16.9%).
Haverhill has the most renters (37.2% rent).
Hooksett has the most affordable homes ($407k median).
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 | Gilford | Haverhill | Hooksett |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,830Lowest |
67,698Highest |
15,057 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+11.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.2±3.9Highest 24% above U.S. |
39.4±1.1Lowest about the U.S. average |
41.3±1.5 6% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±4.5 U.S.: 22% |
21.3%±1.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Haverhill and Gilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±3.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.3%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Gilford and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
32.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±0.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
8.9%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $116,635±$11k 44% above U.S. |
$88,326±$4kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$117,962±$11kHighest 46% above U.S. |
| Hooksett and Gilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $456,500±$56kHighest 37% above U.S. |
$453,900±$9k 36% above U.S. |
$407,000±$26kLowest 22% above U.S. |
| Gilford and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$747Lowest 19% below U.S. |
$1,668±$49Highest 18% above U.S. |
$1,661±$206 18% above U.S. |
| Haverhill and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,868 56% above U.S. |
$4,772Lowest 53% above U.S. |
$6,554Highest 110% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.2%±8.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
60.2%±5.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
41.7%±16.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gilford and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
11.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
62.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
27 minHighest 4% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 16.9%±4.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.5%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.4%±3.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Gilford 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 | #45 of 120 in NH | #243 of 282 in MA | #30 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Gilford School District | Haverhill · Whittier Regional Vocational Technical | Hooksett School District |
| High school in town | Gilford High School | Haverhill High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5Lowest |
12.5Highest |
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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.