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Hooksett vs Pelham vs Raymond
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).
Pelham has the most people working from home (22.8%).
Raymond has the most affordable homes ($370k median).
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 | Pelham | Raymond |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,057Highest |
14,449 |
10,900Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+10.3% NH: +4.6% |
+5.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.3±1.5Lowest 5% below NH |
41.5±2.7 4% below NH |
43.4±3.8Highest about the NH average |
| Raymond and Pelham 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% |
22%±2.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
18%±3.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Pelham and Raymond 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% |
16.5%±1.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
18%±3.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Raymond 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% |
40%Highest NH: 40.6% |
26.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.9%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
5.9%±1.3 NH: 6% |
3.9%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $117,962±$11k 19% above NH |
$135,956±$19kHighest 37% above NH |
$104,597±$10kLowest 6% above NH |
| Pelham and Hooksett 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 |
$552,600±$27kHighest 37% above NH |
$370,400±$17kLowest 8% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,661±$206Highest 11% above NH |
$1,425±$88 4% below NH |
$1,376±$196Lowest 8% below NH |
| Hooksett and Pelham 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 |
$8,634Highest 30% above NH |
$6,146Lowest 8% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.7%±16.4 NH: 48.2% |
67.3%±12.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
24.1%±11.9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Pelham 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 NH: 7.2% |
3.7% NH: 7.2% |
6.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
86.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
85.8% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1987 8 yrs newer than NH |
1983Lowest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the NH average |
30 min 10% above NH |
30 minHighest 12% above NH |
| Work from home | 13.4%±3.1 NH: 16.8% |
22.8%±3.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
9.4%±3.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #30 of 120 in NH | #48 of 120 in NH | #96 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Hooksett School District | Pelham School District | Raymond School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Pelham High School | Raymond High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4Lowest |
11.2Highest |
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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.