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Glenburn vs Hooksett vs Ogunquit

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Glenburn has the most affordable homes ($277k median).
Hooksett has the most renters (27.5% rent).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).

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.

MeasureGlenburnHooksettOgunquit
People
Population
4,737
5,876Highest
1,379Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+27.4%
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
47.7±4.4
23% above U.S.
42.6±2Lowest
10% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
Kids under 18
16.9%±6.4Highest
U.S.: 22%
14.7%±3.6
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Glenburn and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
12%±3.8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.7%±3.9
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
20.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
41.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.4%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
6.2%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
Hooksett and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$97,474±$26kLowest
21% above U.S.
$101,053±$25k
25% above U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$276,900±$49kLowest
17% below U.S.
$348,100±$32k
5% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,143±$226Lowest
19% below U.S.
$1,811±$283Highest
28% above U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,287Lowest
5% above U.S.
$4,960Highest
59% above U.S.
$4,473
43% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
72.8%±31Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
46%±20.2
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Glenburn and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7.1%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
81.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
72.5%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1989Highest
9 yrs newer than U.S.
1987
7 yrs newer than U.S.
1978Lowest
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 minHighest
13% above U.S.
29 min
11% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
10.2%±5.1Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.4%±4.6
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #39 of 133 in ME #30 of 120 in NH —
School district Glenburn Public Schools — —
High school in town None in town — —
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet

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.