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Hooksett vs Ogunquit vs New Gloucester

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hooksett has the most renters (27.5% rent).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
New Gloucester has the most kids (24.2% under 18).

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.

MeasureHooksettOgunquitNew Gloucester
People
Population
5,876Highest
1,379Lowest
5,766
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+27.4%
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+2.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
42.6±2
10% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
40.1±5.5Lowest
3% above U.S.
Kids under 18
14.7%±3.6
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
24.2%±5.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
20.7%±3.9
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
15.4%±4.2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
41.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
30.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
6.2%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
3.3%±2.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Hooksett and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$101,053±$25kLowest
25% above U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
$108,797±$12k
35% above U.S.
Ogunquit and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$348,100±$32kLowest
5% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$357,100±$29k
7% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,811±$283Highest
28% above U.S.
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$1,150±$249Lowest
19% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,960Highest
59% above U.S.
$4,473
43% above U.S.
$3,417Lowest
10% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
46%±20.2Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
24.7%±12
U.S.: 51.1%
Hooksett and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.3%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
72.5%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
82.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1987
7 yrs newer than U.S.
1978Lowest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1991Highest
11 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 minHighest
11% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
27 min
about the U.S. average
Work from home
14.4%±4.6
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.2%±6.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #30 of 120 in NH — #65 of 133 in ME
School district — — RSU 15/MSAD 15
High school in town — — None in town
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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.