Compare towns
Goffstown vs Hooksett vs Roxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Goffstown has the most people working from home (13.8%).
Hooksett has the most kids (17.4% under 18).
Roxbury has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,513Highest |
15,057 |
299Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+10.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 41.3±3.1Lowest 5% below NH |
41.3±1.5Lowest 5% below NH |
43.2±17.7Highest about the NH average |
| Roxbury and Goffstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16%±2.5 NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±2.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±11.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Hooksett and Goffstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.3%±2.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±10.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Goffstown and Roxbury 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 NH: 40.6% |
39.6% NH: 40.6% |
30.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 14.5%±1.7Highest NH: 6% |
8.9%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
13.4%±15.8 NH: 6% |
| Goffstown and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,958±$12k 15% above NH |
$117,962±$11kHighest 19% above NH |
$69,226±$14kLowest 30% below NH |
| Hooksett 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 6% below NH |
$407,000±$26kHighest about the NH average |
$323,100±$219kLowest 20% below NH |
| Hooksett and Goffstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,231±$161Lowest 17% below NH |
$1,661±$206Highest 11% above NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,941Highest 4% above NH |
$6,554 about the NH average |
$5,787Lowest 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.1%±20Highest NH: 48.2% |
41.7%±16.4 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| 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 NH: 7.2% |
3.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
3.7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7% NH: 72.8% |
80.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 4% above NH |
27 min about the NH average |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
| Work from home | 13.8%±2.2Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.4%±3.1 NH: 16.8% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| 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 | #30 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Goffstown School District | Hooksett School District | — |
| High school in town | Goffstown High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6 |
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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.