Compare towns
Hooksett vs Pembroke 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 highest household income ($118k).
Pembroke has the most kids (24% 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 | Pembroke | Epping |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,057Highest |
7,438 |
7,430Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.6% NH: +4.6% |
+1.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+11.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.3±1.5Lowest 5% below NH |
41.9±3.3 3% below NH |
45.1±3.5Highest 4% above NH |
| Epping and Pembroke 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% |
24%±4.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.7%±4.8 NH: 18.2% |
| Pembroke and Epping 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% |
16.4%±3.2Lowest 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% |
32.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
37% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.9%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
3.5%±1.6Lowest 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 |
$89,519±$22kLowest 10% below NH |
$104,220±$7k 5% above NH |
| Hooksett and Epping 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 |
$371,500±$20kLowest 8% below NH |
$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 |
$1,218±$354Lowest 18% 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 | $6,554Lowest about the NH average |
$7,589Highest 14% above NH |
$6,936 4% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.7%±16.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.4%±21.8 NH: 48.2% |
67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Epping and Pembroke 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% |
15%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6% NH: 72.8% |
67.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
86.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988 9 yrs newer than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the NH average |
25 minLowest 8% below NH |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
| Work from home | 13.4%±3.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
17%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
24%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Epping and Pembroke 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 | #85 of 120 in NH | #77 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Hooksett School District | Pembroke School District | Epping School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Pembroke Academy | Epping High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.1Highest |
9.3Lowest |
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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.