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Hooksett vs Dover vs Roxbury
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 highest household income ($118k).
Dover has the most people working from home (18.6%).
Roxbury has the most affordable homes ($323k median).
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 | Dover | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,057 |
33,364Highest |
299Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+9.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 41.3±1.5 5% below NH |
36.9±1.9Lowest 15% below NH |
43.2±17.7Highest about the NH average |
| Roxbury and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.4%±2.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
16.9%±1.8 NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±11.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Hooksett and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.3%±2.4 NH: 20.1% |
16.8%±1.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±10.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Roxbury and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.6% NH: 40.6% |
52%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.9%±1.6 NH: 6% |
6.2%±1.2Lowest NH: 6% |
13.4%±15.8Highest NH: 6% |
| Roxbury and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $117,962±$11kHighest 19% above NH |
$94,829±$7k 4% below NH |
$69,226±$14kLowest 30% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,000±$26k about the NH average |
$436,700±$20kHighest 8% above NH |
$323,100±$219kLowest 20% below NH |
| Dover and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,661±$206Highest 11% above NH |
$1,607±$100Lowest 8% above NH |
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| Hooksett and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,554 about the NH average |
$8,249Highest 24% above NH |
$5,787Lowest 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.7%±16.4 NH: 48.2% |
48.6%±6.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Dover and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6% NH: 72.8% |
52.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the NH average |
23 min 15% below NH |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
| Work from home | 13.4%±3.1 NH: 16.8% |
18.6%±2.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Dover 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 | #64 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Hooksett School District | Dover School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Dover Senior High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.7 |
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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.