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Hooksett vs Windham vs Plaistow vs Warner
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).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
Plaistow has the most expensive homes ($405k median).
Warner has the oldest housing (typical home built 1975).
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 | Windham | Plaistow | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 5,876 |
594Lowest |
7,861Highest |
2,959 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +27.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +2.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.6±2 10% above U.S. |
44.2±7.4Highest 14% above U.S. |
40.1±3.7Lowest 3% above U.S. |
43.7±4 12% above U.S. |
| Windham and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.5%±7.9 U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±4.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Plaistow and Windham 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% |
23.2%±8.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.4%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±3.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windham 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% |
48.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±3.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.3%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±1.6 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. |
$94,500±$12k 17% above U.S. |
$108,317±$13kHighest 34% above U.S. |
$94,022±$18kLowest 16% above U.S. |
| Plaistow 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. |
$353,900±$20k 6% above U.S. |
$404,500±$32kHighest 22% above U.S. |
$353,100±$22k 6% above U.S. |
| Plaistow and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,811±$283Highest 28% above U.S. |
— | $1,664±$187 18% above U.S. |
$1,219±$123Lowest 14% below U.S. |
| Hooksett and Plaistow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,960Lowest 59% above U.S. |
$5,951 91% above U.S. |
$7,194 131% above U.S. |
$7,650Highest 145% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46%±20.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
41.2%±94Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
55.3%±16.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.7%±21.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Plaistow and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
78.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
74.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 11% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
29 min 8% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.4%±4.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
20.5%±5.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±4.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham and Warner 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 | — | #66 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | — | Timberlane Regional School District | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | — | — | Timberlane Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.4 |
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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.