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Goffstown vs Walpole 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).
Walpole has the most people working from home (28.2%).
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 | Walpole | Hooksett |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,513 |
26,388Highest |
15,057Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.3±3.1Highest 6% above U.S. |
40.9±1.2Lowest 5% above U.S. |
41.3±1.5Highest 6% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 16%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25.1%±2.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.4%±2.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 19%±2.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.9%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.3%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Goffstown and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
67.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 14.5%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
8.9%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,958±$12kLowest 41% above U.S. |
$171,500±$16kHighest 112% above U.S. |
$117,962±$11k 46% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $377,400±$20kLowest 13% above U.S. |
$687,100±$20kHighest 107% above U.S. |
$407,000±$26k 22% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,231±$161Lowest 13% below U.S. |
$2,205±$222Highest 56% above U.S. |
$1,661±$206 18% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,941 123% above U.S. |
$8,523Highest 173% above U.S. |
$6,554Lowest 110% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.1%±20Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
37.8%±9.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.7%±16.4 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% |
3.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
83.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% above U.S. |
34 minHighest 27% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 13.8%±2.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
28.2%±4.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.4%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #35 of 120 in NH | #107 of 282 in MA | #30 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Goffstown School District | Norfolk County Agricultural · Walpole | Hooksett School District |
| High school in town | Goffstown High School | Walpole High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6Highest |
11.3Lowest |
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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.