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Hooksett vs South Hooksett vs Windsor
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 the most renters (27.5% rent).
South Hooksett has the highest household income ($130k).
Windsor has the most kids (25.2% 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.
| Measure | Hooksett | South Hooksett | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,876 |
5,902Highest |
254Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +27.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+8.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 42.6±2Highest about the NH average |
35.2±3.6Lowest 19% below NH |
40.2±18.8 7% below NH |
| Hooksett and Windsor 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% |
16.3%±3.9 NH: 18.2% |
25.2%±14.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor and South Hooksett 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% |
13.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
15.7%±8 NH: 20.1% |
| Hooksett and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37.9% NH: 40.6% |
12.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±3.7 NH: 6% |
14.3%±0.8Highest NH: 6% |
3.9%±4.2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,053±$25kLowest about the NH average |
$130,000±$15kHighest 31% above NH |
$103,750±$40k 5% above NH |
| South Hooksett and Windsor 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 |
$433,200±$40kHighest 8% above NH |
$337,500±$40kLowest 16% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,811±$283Highest 21% above NH |
$1,471±$217Lowest about the NH average |
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| Hooksett and South Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,960 26% below NH |
$6,801Highest about the NH average |
$3,381Lowest 49% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46%±20.2 NH: 48.2% |
36.1%±25Lowest NH: 48.2% |
66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
82.9% NH: 72.8% |
96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
1983Lowest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 9% above NH |
26 minLowest about the NH average |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.4%±4.6 NH: 16.8% |
7.1%±2.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
15%±16.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Windsor 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 | — | — |
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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.