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Hooksett vs Antrim vs Warner
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hooksett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+27.4%).
Antrim has the most affordable homes ($299k median).
Warner has the most people working from home (16.6%).
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 | Hooksett | Antrim | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,876Highest |
2,692Lowest |
2,959 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +27.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+0.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±2Lowest about the NH average |
46.7±3.9Highest 8% above NH |
43.7±4 about the NH average |
| Antrim and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±3.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.4%±4.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Antrim and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±3.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.8%±3.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
| Hooksett and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.4% NH: 40.6% |
31.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
42.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±3.7Highest NH: 6% |
4.4%±2.1Lowest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6 NH: 6% |
| Hooksett and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,053±$25kHighest about the NH average |
$86,648±$22kLowest 13% below NH |
$94,022±$18k 5% below NH |
| Hooksett and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $348,100±$32k 14% below NH |
$298,800±$23kLowest 26% below NH |
$353,100±$22kHighest 12% below NH |
| Warner and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,811±$283Highest 21% above NH |
$1,040±$177Lowest 30% below NH |
$1,219±$123 18% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,960Lowest 26% below NH |
$5,608 16% below NH |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46%±20.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
95.9%±24.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Below poverty line | 4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7.6% NH: 7.2% |
8.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
79.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
1975 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 9% above NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.4%±4.6 NH: 16.8% |
12.8%±5.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Warner 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 | #30 of 120 in NH | #104 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Contoocook Valley School District | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.