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Hooksett vs Mason vs Surry
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 renters (19.4% rent).
Mason has the most kids (28.8% under 18).
Surry has the shortest commute (22 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 | Mason | Surry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,057Highest |
1,451 |
1,052Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.6% NH: +4.6% |
+4.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+12%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.3±1.5Lowest 5% below NH |
43.7±2.3 about the NH average |
44.7±5.1Highest 3% above NH |
| Surry and Mason 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% |
28.8%±6.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
20.8%±6.2 NH: 18.2% |
| Mason and Surry 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% |
15.6%±2.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
23.3%±7Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Surry 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% |
39.5% NH: 40.6% |
31.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.9%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
1.8%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
6.6%±6.6 NH: 6% |
| Hooksett and Surry 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 |
$111,090±$3k 12% above NH |
$110,125±$25kLowest 11% above NH |
| Hooksett and Mason 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 |
$384,000±$21k 5% below NH |
$331,400±$23kLowest 18% below NH |
| Hooksett and Mason are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,661±$206Lowest 11% above NH |
$2,530±$852Highest 70% above NH |
$1,955±$374 31% above NH |
| Mason and Surry 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 |
$7,049Highest 6% above NH |
$6,384Lowest 4% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.7%±16.4 NH: 48.2% |
87.2%±42.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
33.3%±74.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Mason 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% |
4.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
90.7% NH: 72.8% |
91.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the NH average |
41 minHighest 53% above NH |
22 minLowest 18% below NH |
| Work from home | 13.4%±3.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
20.7%±4.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
16%±7.1 NH: 16.8% |
| Mason and Surry 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 | — | — |
| School district | Hooksett School District | Mason School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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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.