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Haverhill vs Hooksett vs Gilford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Haverhill has the most renters (37.2% rent).
Hooksett has the most affordable homes ($407k median).
Gilford has the most people working from home (16.9%).
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 | Haverhill | Hooksett | Gilford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 67,698Highest |
15,057 |
7,830Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.4±1.1Lowest about the U.S. average |
41.3±1.5 6% above U.S. |
48.2±3.9Highest 24% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±1.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.6%±4.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Haverhill and Gilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.3%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.8%±3.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Gilford and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
45.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±0.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
8.9%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,326±$4kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$117,962±$11kHighest 46% above U.S. |
$116,635±$11k 44% above U.S. |
| Hooksett and Gilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $453,900±$9k 36% above U.S. |
$407,000±$26kLowest 22% above U.S. |
$456,500±$56kHighest 37% above U.S. |
| Gilford and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,668±$49Highest 18% above U.S. |
$1,661±$206 18% above U.S. |
$1,150±$747Lowest 19% below U.S. |
| Haverhill and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,772Lowest 53% above U.S. |
$6,554Highest 110% above U.S. |
$4,868 56% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.2%±5.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
41.7%±16.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
62.2%±8.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gilford and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 4% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.5%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.4%±3.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
16.9%±4.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Gilford 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 | #243 of 282 in MA | #30 of 120 in NH | #45 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Haverhill · Whittier Regional Vocational Technical | Hooksett School District | Gilford School District |
| High school in town | Haverhill High | None in town | Gilford High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
— | 11.5Lowest |
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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.