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Goffstown 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
Goffstown has the most kids (16% under 18).
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.
| Measure | Goffstown | Hooksett | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,513Highest |
5,876 |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+27.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.3±3.1Lowest 6% above U.S. |
42.6±2 10% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 16%±2.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.7%±3.6 U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Goffstown and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19%±2.8Lowest 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+ | 42.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
41.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 14.5%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±3.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,958±$12k 41% above U.S. |
$101,053±$25kLowest 25% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56kHighest 42% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Goffstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $377,400±$20k 13% above U.S. |
$348,100±$32kLowest 5% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,231±$161Lowest 13% below U.S. |
$1,811±$283Highest 28% above U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,941Highest 123% above U.S. |
$4,960 59% above U.S. |
$4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.1%±20Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
46%±20.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Goffstown and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
72.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% above U.S. |
29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 13.8%±2.2Lowest 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 | #35 of 120 in NH | #30 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Goffstown School District | — | — |
| High school in town | Goffstown High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6 |
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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.