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Hooksett vs St. Albans vs Allenstown
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).
St. Albans has the most renters (51% rent).
Allenstown has the most affordable homes ($244k median).
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 | St. Albans | Allenstown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,057Highest |
6,954 |
4,743Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.3±1.5Highest 6% above U.S. |
38.7±2Lowest about the U.S. average |
39.4±4.7 about the U.S. average |
| Hooksett and Allenstown 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% |
20.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.9%±4.5 U.S.: 22% |
| St. Albans and Allenstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.3%±2.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
13.9%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.4%±3.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hooksett and Allenstown 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% |
31.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
19.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.9%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $117,962±$11kHighest 46% above U.S. |
$57,980±$7kLowest 28% below U.S. |
$72,500±$21k 10% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,000±$26kHighest 22% above U.S. |
$263,400±$18k 21% below U.S. |
$243,600±$69kLowest 27% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,661±$206Highest 18% above U.S. |
$1,150±$78Lowest 19% below U.S. |
$1,281±$397 9% below U.S. |
| Hooksett and Allenstown 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. |
$4,436 42% above U.S. |
$4,098Lowest 31% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.7%±16.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.8%±11.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
57.8%±29.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Allenstown and St. Albans 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% |
19.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
49%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
24 min 9% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.4%±3.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.1%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
7.6%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hooksett and St. Albans 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 | #46 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Hooksett School District | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 | Allenstown School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4 |
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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.