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Hooksett vs Quincy vs Randolph Town
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 shortest commute (27 min average).
Quincy has the most people working from home (21.2%).
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 | Quincy | Randolph Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,057Lowest |
102,114Highest |
34,878 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 41.3±1.5Highest 6% above U.S. |
38.6±0.8Lowest about the U.S. average |
41.3±1.8Highest 6% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 17.4%±2.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.5%±1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±2 U.S.: 22% |
| Hooksett and Randolph Town 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% |
17.7%±1.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±1.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Randolph Town and Quincy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
50.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.9%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
8.2%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
9%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Randolph Town and Hooksett 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 46% above U.S. |
$98,882±$5kLowest 22% above U.S. |
$109,573±$6k 36% above U.S. |
| Hooksett and Randolph Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,000±$26kLowest 22% above U.S. |
$618,500±$14kHighest 86% above U.S. |
$496,400±$21k 49% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,661±$206Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$2,118±$59Highest 50% above U.S. |
$2,103±$98 49% above U.S. |
| Quincy and Randolph Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,554Highest 110% above U.S. |
$6,381 105% above U.S. |
$5,644Lowest 81% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.7%±16.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.7%±3.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
62.1%±10.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Randolph Town and Quincy 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% |
10.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
45.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
71.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1966 14 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
35 min 31% above U.S. |
37 minHighest 40% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.4%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.2%±1.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.1%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #30 of 120 in NH | #147 of 282 in MA | #260 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hooksett School District | Quincy | Randolph |
| High school in town | None in town | North Quincy High | Randolph High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 15.5Highest |
14.2Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.