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Gilford vs Hooksett vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gilford has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Hooksett has the most renters (19.4% rent).
Windham has the highest household income ($190k).
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 | Hooksett | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,830Lowest |
15,057 |
16,038Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+10.6% NH: +4.6% |
+16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.2±3.9Highest 11% above NH |
41.3±1.5 5% below NH |
41.1±2.9Lowest 5% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±4.5 NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Windham 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 NH: 20.1% |
17.3%±2.4 NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| 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% NH: 40.6% |
39.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
62.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.2Lowest NH: 6% |
8.9%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.8 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $116,635±$11kLowest 18% above NH |
$117,962±$11k 19% above NH |
$189,583±$19kHighest 91% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $456,500±$56k 13% above NH |
$407,000±$26kLowest about the NH average |
$723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$747Lowest 23% below NH |
$1,661±$206 11% above NH |
$3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,868Lowest 27% below NH |
$6,554 about the NH average |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.2%±8.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
41.7%±16.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
52.2%±50.9 NH: 48.2% |
| Gilford and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.3% NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1% NH: 72.8% |
80.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1988 9 yrs newer than NH |
1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 18% below NH |
27 min about the NH average |
31 minHighest 15% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.9%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
13.4%±3.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Windham and Gilford 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 | #30 of 120 in NH | #13 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Gilford School District | Hooksett School District | Windham School District |
| High school in town | Gilford High School | None in town | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5Lowest |
— | 12.8Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.