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Hooksett vs Swanzey vs Newfields
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%).
Swanzey has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
Newfields has the most people working from home (25.5%).
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 | Swanzey | Newfields |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,057Highest |
7,398 |
2,023Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+0.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.3±1.5Lowest 5% below NH |
50±3.1Highest 15% above NH |
44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
| Kids under 18 | 17.4%±2.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18%±3.2 NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Newfields and Swanzey 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% |
24.2%±4.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.6% NH: 40.6% |
30.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.9%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
3.4%±2Lowest NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2 NH: 6% |
| Hooksett and Newfields 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 19% above NH |
$81,595±$11kLowest 18% below NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,000±$26k about the NH average |
$259,200±$15kLowest 36% below NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,661±$206 11% above NH |
$1,508±$303Lowest about the NH average |
$1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
| Newfields 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 |
$5,558Lowest 17% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.7%±16.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
67.7%±19.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
| Swanzey and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.3% NH: 7.2% |
7.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6% NH: 72.8% |
71.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988 9 yrs newer than NH |
1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the NH average |
24 minLowest 9% below NH |
26 min 4% below NH |
| Work from home | 13.4%±3.1 NH: 16.8% |
9.3%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #30 of 120 in NH | #102 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Hooksett School District | Monadnock Regional School District | Newfields School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Monadnock Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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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.