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Hooksett vs Somersworth vs Warner
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.6%).
Somersworth has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Warner has the most people working from home (16.6%).
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 | Somersworth | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,057Highest |
12,111 |
2,959Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+0.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.3±1.5 5% below NH |
38.4±2.7Lowest 11% below NH |
43.7±4Highest about the NH average |
| Warner and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.4%±2.9 NH: 18.2% |
19.9%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Somersworth and Hooksett 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% |
14%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Warner 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% NH: 40.6% |
31.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
42.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.9%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
4.9%±2Lowest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $117,962±$11kHighest 19% above NH |
$74,504±$13kLowest 25% below NH |
$94,022±$18k 5% below NH |
| Hooksett and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,000±$26kHighest about the NH average |
$318,400±$23kLowest 21% below NH |
$353,100±$22k 12% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,661±$206Highest 11% above NH |
$1,477±$134 about the NH average |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
| Hooksett and Somersworth 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 |
$6,805 about the NH average |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.7%±16.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
56.3%±14.7Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Somersworth and Warner 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% |
11.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
57.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
74.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1967Lowest 12 yrs older than NH |
1975 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the NH average |
26 minLowest 3% below NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 13.4%±3.1 NH: 16.8% |
11.7%±3.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Warner 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 | #117 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Hooksett School District | Somersworth School District | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Somersworth High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4 |
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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.