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Goffstown vs Ware 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 people working from home (13.8%).
Ware has the most affordable homes ($290k median).
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 | Ware | Hooksett |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,513Highest |
10,048Lowest |
15,057 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.3±3.1Lowest 6% above U.S. |
43.1±4.7Highest 11% above U.S. |
41.3±1.5Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Ware 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% |
19.1%±3.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.4%±2.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Ware 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% |
20.6%±3.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.3%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ware 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% |
24%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 14.5%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
8.9%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,958±$12k 41% above U.S. |
$67,475±$15kLowest 16% below U.S. |
$117,962±$11kHighest 46% above U.S. |
| 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 13% above U.S. |
$289,700±$28kLowest 13% below U.S. |
$407,000±$26kHighest 22% above U.S. |
| 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±$161 13% below U.S. |
$1,043±$109Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,661±$206Highest 18% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,941Highest 123% above U.S. |
$4,237Lowest 36% above U.S. |
$6,554 110% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.1%±20 U.S.: 51.1% |
64.3%±16.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.7%±16.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ware and Goffstown 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% |
11.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
72.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1960Lowest 20 yrs older than U.S. |
1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% above U.S. |
28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 13.8%±2.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.8Lowest 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 | #267 of 282 in MA | #30 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Goffstown School District | Ware | Hooksett School District |
| High school in town | Goffstown High School | Ware Junior/Senior High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6Highest |
11.1Lowest |
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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.