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Hooksett vs Suncook 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 oldest population (median age 42.6).
Suncook has the most renters (40.5% rent).
Windsor has the most homeowners (96.5%).
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 | Suncook | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,876Highest |
5,432 |
254Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +27.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 42.6±2Highest about the NH average |
37.9±8.1Lowest 12% 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% |
19.8%±4.9 NH: 18.2% |
25.2%±14.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor and Suncook 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% |
16.5%±3.3 NH: 20.1% |
15.7%±8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Hooksett and Suncook 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% |
31.4% NH: 40.6% |
12.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±3.7Highest NH: 6% |
2.5%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
3.9%±4.2 NH: 6% |
| Hooksett and Windsor 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 about the NH average |
$79,836±$25kLowest 19% below NH |
$103,750±$40kHighest 5% above NH |
| Windsor and Hooksett 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 |
$361,100±$22kHighest 10% below NH |
$337,500±$40kLowest 16% below NH |
| Suncook 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 |
$1,091±$317Lowest 27% below NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,960 26% below NH |
$6,975Highest 5% above NH |
$3,381Lowest 49% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46%±20.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.2%±21.7 NH: 48.2% |
66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor and Suncook 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% |
12.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
10.8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.5% NH: 72.8% |
59.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1951Lowest 28 yrs older than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 9% above NH |
25 minLowest 8% below NH |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.4%±4.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
15.5%±6.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
15%±16.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Suncook and Windsor 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.