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Hooksett vs Kingston vs Hooksett
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).
Kingston has the oldest population (median age 55.5).
Hooksett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+27.4%).
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 | Kingston | Hooksett |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,057Highest |
6,275 |
5,876Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.6% NH: +4.6% |
+2.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+27.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.3±1.5Lowest 5% below NH |
55.5±5.7Highest 28% above NH |
42.6±2 about the NH average |
| Kids under 18 | 17.4%±2.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
13.5%±3.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±3.6 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% |
24.7%±6Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.7%±3.9 NH: 20.1% |
| Kingston 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% |
35.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
41.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.9%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
3.6%±2.1Lowest NH: 6% |
6.2%±3.7 NH: 6% |
| Hooksett 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 |
$105,330±$12k 6% above NH |
$101,053±$25kLowest about the NH average |
| Hooksett and Kingston 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 |
$492,900±$58kHighest 22% above NH |
$348,100±$32kLowest 14% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,661±$206 11% above NH |
$1,393±$156Lowest 7% below NH |
$1,811±$283Highest 21% above NH |
| Hooksett and Hooksett 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 |
$7,906Highest 19% above NH |
$4,960Lowest 26% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.7%±16.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
46.9%±46.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
46%±20.2 NH: 48.2% |
| Kingston and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.3% NH: 7.2% |
2.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.4% NH: 72.8% |
72.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1982Lowest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1987 8 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the NH average |
34 minHighest 27% above NH |
29 min 9% above NH |
| Work from home | 13.4%±3.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
15.7%±4.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.4%±4.6 NH: 16.8% |
| Kingston 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 | #78 of 120 in NH | #30 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Hooksett School District | Sanborn Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Sanborn Regional High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.9 |
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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.