Compare towns
Hooksett vs New Ipswich vs Epping
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).
New Ipswich has the most kids (29.9% under 18).
Epping has the most people working from home (24%).
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 | New Ipswich | Epping |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,057Highest |
5,310Lowest |
7,430 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.6% NH: +4.6% |
+2.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+11.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.3±1.5 5% below NH |
36.9±2.4Lowest 15% below NH |
45.1±3.5Highest 4% above NH |
| Epping and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.4%±2.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
29.9%±5.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.7%±4.8 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 17.3%±2.4 NH: 20.1% |
12.3%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±5.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Epping 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% |
32.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
37% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.9%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
5.1%±3.3 NH: 6% |
| Hooksett and Epping 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 |
$110,507±$9k 12% above NH |
$104,220±$7kLowest 5% above NH |
| Hooksett and New Ipswich 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 |
$392,400±$31kLowest about the NH average |
$436,900±$35kHighest 9% above NH |
| Epping 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 |
$882±$469Lowest 41% below NH |
$1,742±$576Highest 17% above NH |
| Epping 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 |
$5,647Lowest 15% below NH |
$6,936Highest 4% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.7%±16.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
61.7%±41.5 NH: 48.2% |
67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Epping and New Ipswich 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% |
1.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
82.7% NH: 72.8% |
86.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988 9 yrs newer than NH |
1986Lowest 7 yrs newer than NH |
1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the NH average |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
32 min 21% above NH |
| Work from home | 13.4%±3.1 NH: 16.8% |
12%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
24%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #30 of 120 in NH | #82 of 120 in NH | #77 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Hooksett School District | Mascenic Regional School District | Epping School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Mascenic Regional High School | Epping High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.7Highest |
9.3Lowest |
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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.