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Hooksett vs Ogunquit vs Warner vs York
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Warner has the oldest housing (typical home built 1975).
York has the most kids (21.1% 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.
| Measure | Hooksett | Ogunquit | Warner | York |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 5,876 |
1,379Lowest |
2,959 |
13,986Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +27.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.6±2Lowest 10% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
43.7±4 12% above U.S. |
49.5±5.2 27% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±3.6 U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| York and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±3.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.9%±3.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
53.1% 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% |
5.3%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.5%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| 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±$25k 25% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56k 42% above U.S. |
$94,022±$18kLowest 16% above U.S. |
$121,250±$25kHighest 50% above U.S. |
| York and Ogunquit 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. |
$353,100±$22k 6% above U.S. |
$636,400±$30k 91% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,811±$283Highest 28% above U.S. |
— | $1,219±$123Lowest 14% below U.S. |
$1,490±$336 5% above U.S. |
| Hooksett and York are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,960 59% above U.S. |
$4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
$7,650Highest 145% above U.S. |
$4,658 49% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46%±20.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.7%±21.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
56.5%±10.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| York and Warner 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% |
8.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
81.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 11% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 11% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.4%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±4.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
26%±3.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #30 of 120 in NH | — | — | #13 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | — | Kearsarge Regional School District | York Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town | York High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 9.6 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.