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Hooksett vs Newport vs White River Junction
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).
Newport has the most affordable homes ($179k median).
White River Junction has the most renters (56.1% rent).
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 | Newport | White River Junction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,057Highest |
4,394 |
3,364Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.3±1.5 6% above U.S. |
46.4±4.3Highest 19% above U.S. |
33.7±3.2Lowest 13% below U.S. |
| Newport 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 U.S.: 22% |
13.2%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.1%±5 U.S.: 22% |
| Hooksett and White River Junction are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.3%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
25.8%±4.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
12.5%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
25.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
38.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.9%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $117,962±$11kHighest 46% above U.S. |
$54,646±$12kLowest 32% below U.S. |
$77,168±$4k 4% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,000±$26kHighest 22% above U.S. |
$179,400±$11kLowest 46% below U.S. |
$278,800±$78k 16% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,661±$206Highest 18% above U.S. |
$850±$49Lowest 40% below U.S. |
$1,222±$216 14% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,554Highest 110% above U.S. |
$4,036Lowest 29% above U.S. |
$5,651 81% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.7%±16.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.2%±15.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.9%±17.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Newport and White River Junction 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% |
23%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
57.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
43.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1966 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
15 minLowest 45% below U.S. |
15 min 42% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.4%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.8%±8.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.7%±5.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Newport and White River Junction 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 | #63 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Hooksett School District | Newport City School District · North Country Union High School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | North Country Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7 |
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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.