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Hooksett vs Middlebury vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hooksett has the highest household income ($118k).
Middlebury has the shortest commute (16 min average).
Windham has the most affordable homes ($354k median).
Middlebury is a college town. 32.6% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Middlebury | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,057Highest |
9,175 |
594Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 41.3±1.5 6% above U.S. |
31.8±3.7Lowest 18% below U.S. |
44.2±7.4Highest 14% above U.S. |
| Windham and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.4%±2.9 U.S.: 22% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.5%±7.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Windham 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±2.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
23.2%±8.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windham and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
55.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.9%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
32.6%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $117,962±$11kHighest 46% above U.S. |
$86,169±$16kLowest 7% above U.S. |
$94,500±$12k 17% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,000±$26k 22% above U.S. |
$409,700±$30kHighest 23% above U.S. |
$353,900±$20kLowest 6% above U.S. |
| Middlebury 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 18% above U.S. |
$1,156±$113Lowest 18% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,554 110% above U.S. |
$6,868Highest 120% above U.S. |
$5,951Lowest 91% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.7%±16.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
50.9%±14.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.2%±94Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Middlebury 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
10.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
65.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
16 minLowest 41% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 13.4%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.8%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
20.5%±5.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham and Middlebury 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 | #17 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Hooksett School District | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Middlebury Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6 |
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U.S. 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.