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Hooksett vs Warner vs Winhall vs Wilton
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).
Warner has the most kids (17.3% under 18).
Winhall has grown the fastest since 2010 (+53.7%).
Wilton has the highest household income ($114k).
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 | Warner | Winhall | Wilton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 5,876Highest |
2,959 |
752Lowest |
3,960 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +27.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+53.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.6±2Lowest 10% above U.S. |
43.7±4 12% above U.S. |
48.9±6.1Highest 26% above U.S. |
46.8±5.2 20% above U.S. |
| Winhall and Wilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±3.6 U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
17%±6.8 U.S.: 22% |
13.7%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Warner and Winhall 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% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±5.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
22%±6.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Wilton and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
42.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
67.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±3.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±2.4 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. |
$94,022±$18kLowest 16% above U.S. |
$95,500±$23k 18% above U.S. |
$114,349±$21kHighest 42% above U.S. |
| Wilton 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±$32kLowest 5% above U.S. |
$353,100±$22k 6% above U.S. |
$471,800±$55kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$381,500±$23k 15% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,811±$283Highest 28% above U.S. |
$1,219±$123 14% below U.S. |
$1,094±$732Lowest 23% below U.S. |
$1,382±$70 about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,960Lowest 59% above U.S. |
$7,650Highest 145% above U.S. |
$6,567 111% above U.S. |
$7,612 144% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46%±20.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
48.7%±21.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
37.5%±38.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
47.1%±39.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Warner and Wilton 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% |
8.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
80.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
77% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 11% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
30 min 14% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.4%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±4.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
18.4%±9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.7%±5.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Winhall and Wilton 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 | — | — | #54 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Kearsarge Regional School District | — | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | Wilton-Lyndeboro Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 9.1 |
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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.