Compare towns
Hooksett vs Fremont vs Milton
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 shortest commute (27 min average).
Fremont has the most kids (20.4% under 18).
Milton has the most people working from home (18.9%).
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 | Fremont | Milton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,057Highest |
4,831 |
4,538Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+10.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-2.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.3±1.5Lowest 5% below NH |
44.3±3.4 about the NH average |
45.7±2.4Highest 6% above NH |
| Milton and Fremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.4%±2.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.4%±5.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.4%±5 NH: 18.2% |
| Fremont and Milton 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% |
21.6%±4.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.1%±3.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Fremont 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%Highest NH: 40.6% |
32.3% NH: 40.6% |
21.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.9%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
2.3%±1.8 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $117,962±$11k 19% above NH |
$120,781±$18kHighest 22% above NH |
$94,493±$27kLowest 5% below NH |
| Fremont and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,000±$26k about the NH average |
$416,900±$31kHighest 4% above NH |
$318,400±$34kLowest 21% below NH |
| Fremont and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,661±$206 11% above NH |
$2,668±$795Highest 79% above NH |
$1,587±$318Lowest 6% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,554 about the NH average |
$6,954Highest 4% above NH |
$5,663Lowest 15% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.7%±16.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
94.2%±5.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
63.7%±24.9 NH: 48.2% |
| Below poverty line | 3.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
5.2% NH: 7.2% |
8.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
90.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
86.3% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1980Lowest 1 yr newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the NH average |
33 min 24% above NH |
33 minHighest 25% above NH |
| Work from home | 13.4%±3.1 NH: 16.8% |
8.9%±4.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
18.9%±6.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Milton 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 | #91 of 120 in NH | #116 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Hooksett School District | Fremont School District | Milton School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Nute High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.6 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.