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Goffstown vs Holbrook 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
Goffstown has the most affordable homes ($377k median).
Holbrook has the most kids (21.2% under 18).
Hooksett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.6%).
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 | Goffstown | Holbrook | Hooksett |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,513Highest |
11,380Lowest |
15,057 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.3±3.1Lowest 6% above U.S. |
42.8±3.2Highest 10% above U.S. |
41.3±1.5Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Holbrook and Goffstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.2%±4.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.4%±2.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Holbrook and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.1%±3.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.3%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Holbrook and Goffstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 14.5%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
8.9%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,958±$12kLowest 41% above U.S. |
$115,210±$14k 43% above U.S. |
$117,962±$11kHighest 46% above U.S. |
| Hooksett and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $377,400±$20kLowest 13% above U.S. |
$465,400±$21kHighest 40% above U.S. |
$407,000±$26k 22% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,231±$161 13% below U.S. |
$1,094±$423Lowest 23% below U.S. |
$1,661±$206Highest 18% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,941Highest 123% above U.S. |
$6,105Lowest 96% above U.S. |
$6,554 110% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.1%±20Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
47.8%±18.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
41.7%±16.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Goffstown and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
84%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1957Lowest 23 yrs older than U.S. |
1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% above U.S. |
38 minHighest 44% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 13.8%±2.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.1%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.4%±3.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Goffstown 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 | #35 of 120 in NH | #234 of 282 in MA | #30 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Goffstown School District | Holbrook | Hooksett School District |
| High school in town | Goffstown High School | Holbrook Middle High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6Lowest |
14.3Highest |
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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.