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Hooksett vs Shelburne vs Windham
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 most affordable homes ($407k median).
Shelburne has the most people working from home (31.4%).
Windham has the highest household income ($190k).
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 | Shelburne | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,057 |
7,969Lowest |
16,038Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.3±1.5 6% above U.S. |
50.9±3.2Highest 31% above U.S. |
41.1±2.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 17.4%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.2%±3.9 U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Windham and Shelburne 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% |
29.2%±4.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
70.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.9%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.7%±2.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hooksett and Shelburne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $117,962±$11k 46% above U.S. |
$115,963±$16kLowest 44% above U.S. |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,000±$26kLowest 22% above U.S. |
$588,100±$44k 77% above U.S. |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,661±$206 18% above U.S. |
$1,442±$589Lowest about the U.S. average |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,554Lowest 110% above U.S. |
$8,173 162% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.7%±16.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.7%±10.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windham and Shelburne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
69.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1986Lowest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
20 minLowest 23% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.4%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
31.4%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Shelburne and Windham 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 | #8 of 70 in VT | #13 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Hooksett School District | Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 | Windham School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.8 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.