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Hermon vs Ogunquit 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

Hermon has the most kids (21.6% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Hooksett has the highest household income ($118k).

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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.

MeasureHermonOgunquitHooksett
People
Population
6,727
1,379Lowest
15,057Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+19.3%
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+10.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
41.1±4.7Lowest
6% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
41.3±1.5
6% above U.S.
Kids under 18
21.6%±4.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
17.4%±2.9
U.S.: 22%
Hermon and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.4%±4.7
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.3%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
37.6%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
39.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.8%±2.1
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
8.9%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$96,629±$22kLowest
20% above U.S.
$114,259±$56k
42% above U.S.
$117,962±$11kHighest
46% above U.S.
Hooksett and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$333,600±$32kLowest
about the U.S. average
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$407,000±$26k
22% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,406±$202Lowest
about the U.S. average
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$1,661±$206Highest
18% above U.S.
Hooksett and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,761Lowest
11% below U.S.
$4,473
43% above U.S.
$6,554Highest
110% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
28.2%±19.1
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
41.7%±16.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Hooksett and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
75.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
80.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
2000Highest
20 yrs newer than U.S.
1978Lowest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1988
8 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minLowest
14% below U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
27 minHighest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
8.8%±4.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.4%±3.1
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #54 of 133 in ME — #30 of 120 in NH
School district Hermon Public Schools — Hooksett School District
High school in town Hermon High School — None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
14.6
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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.