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Hooksett vs Rochester vs Berwick
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).
Rochester has the most affordable homes ($279k median).
Berwick has the most kids (22.5% under 18).
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 | Rochester | Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,057 |
33,144Highest |
1,998Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.3±1.5Lowest 6% above U.S. |
43±1.8Highest 11% above U.S. |
42.6±3.6 10% above U.S. |
| Rochester and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.4%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±1.7 U.S.: 22% |
22.5%±12.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Berwick and Rochester 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% |
19.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.9%±8.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Rochester 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
27.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.9%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±1 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.1%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $117,962±$11kHighest 46% above U.S. |
$80,836±$3kLowest about the U.S. average |
$81,406±$39k about the U.S. average |
| Hooksett and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,000±$26kHighest 22% above U.S. |
$279,100±$10kLowest 16% below U.S. |
$323,300±$36k about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,661±$206Highest 18% above U.S. |
$1,369±$72 3% below U.S. |
$1,041±$901Lowest 26% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,554Highest 110% above U.S. |
$5,334 71% above U.S. |
$3,806Lowest 22% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.7%±16.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
46.3%±7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
40.9%±45.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Rochester 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
8.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
66%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
73% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
34 minHighest 28% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.4%±3.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
11.8%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.7%±7.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Berwick and Hooksett 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 | #98 of 120 in NH | #101 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Hooksett School District | Rochester School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Spaulding High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.2 |
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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.