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Hooksett vs Sandwich vs Sutton
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 most renters (19.4% rent).
Sandwich has the most people working from home (36.1%).
Sutton has the most kids (20.5% 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 | Sandwich | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,057Highest |
1,757Lowest |
2,239 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+10.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+7.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.3±1.5Lowest 5% below NH |
63.6±2.8Highest 47% above NH |
48.1±4.1 11% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 17.4%±2.9 NH: 18.2% |
7%±3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.5%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Sutton and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.3%±2.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
46.6%±8.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
21.6%±5.9 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
63.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
44.3% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.9%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
3.7%±3Lowest NH: 6% |
4.9%±3.6 NH: 6% |
| Hooksett and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $117,962±$11kLowest 19% above NH |
$140,694±$22kHighest 42% above NH |
$130,313±$31k 32% above NH |
| Sandwich and Sutton 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 |
$437,700±$79kHighest 9% above NH |
$362,600±$16kLowest 10% below NH |
| Sandwich 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 |
$1,679±$1kHighest 13% above NH |
$1,656±$614Lowest 11% above NH |
| Sandwich and Hooksett 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 |
$4,494Lowest 33% below NH |
$7,652Highest 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.7%±16.4 NH: 48.2% |
56.4%±41.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
27.6%±47.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Sandwich 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% |
5.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94% NH: 72.8% |
95.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the NH average |
31 minHighest 16% above NH |
29 min 10% above NH |
| Work from home | 13.4%±3.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
36.1%±16.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.8%±5.6 NH: 16.8% |
| Sandwich and Sutton 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 | — | — |
| School district | Hooksett School District | Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Kearsarge Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.4 |
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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.