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Hooksett vs Hooksett 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 most kids (17.4% under 18).
Hooksett has the most renters (27.5% rent).
Roxbury has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Hooksett | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,057Highest |
5,876 |
299Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+27.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 41.3±1.5Lowest 5% below NH |
42.6±2 about the NH average |
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% |
14.7%±3.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±11.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Hooksett and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.3%±2.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20.7%±3.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±10.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Hooksett and Roxbury 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% |
41.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.9%±1.6 NH: 6% |
6.2%±3.7Lowest 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 |
$101,053±$25k about the NH average |
$69,226±$14kLowest 30% below NH |
| Hooksett 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±$26kHighest about the NH average |
$348,100±$32k 14% below NH |
$323,100±$219kLowest 20% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,661±$206Lowest 11% above NH |
$1,811±$283Highest 21% above NH |
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| Hooksett and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,554Highest about the NH average |
$4,960Lowest 26% below NH |
$5,787 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.7%±16.4 NH: 48.2% |
46%±20.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Hooksett 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% |
4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6% NH: 72.8% |
72.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1987 8 yrs newer than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the NH average |
29 minHighest 9% above NH |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
| Work from home | 13.4%±3.1 NH: 16.8% |
14.4%±4.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Hooksett 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 | #30 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Hooksett School District | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.