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Hooksett vs Walpole vs Allenstown
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 people working from home (13.4%).
Walpole has the most renters (30.1% 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 | Walpole | Allenstown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,057Highest |
3,690Lowest |
4,743 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-2.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+8.9% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.3±1.5 5% below NH |
46.5±10.4Highest 7% above NH |
39.4±4.7Lowest 9% below NH |
| Walpole and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.4%±2.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
22.2%±5.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.9%±4.5 NH: 18.2% |
| Walpole and Allenstown 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% |
25.5%±5.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.4%±3.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
32.9% NH: 40.6% |
19.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.9%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
4%±2.8 NH: 6% |
0.7%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $117,962±$11kHighest 19% above NH |
$82,617±$16k 17% below NH |
$72,500±$21kLowest 27% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,000±$26kHighest about the NH average |
$319,800±$48k 21% below NH |
$243,600±$69kLowest 39% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,661±$206Highest 11% above NH |
$1,165±$150Lowest 22% below NH |
$1,281±$397 14% below NH |
| 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 about the NH average |
$6,078 9% below NH |
$4,098Lowest 39% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.7%±16.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
51.6%±21.9 NH: 48.2% |
57.8%±29.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Allenstown and Walpole 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% |
11.7% NH: 7.2% |
11.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6% NH: 72.8% |
69.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
80.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1967Lowest 12 yrs older than NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the NH average |
23 minLowest 13% below NH |
24 min 10% below NH |
| Work from home | 13.4%±3.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
7.2%±4.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
7.6%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
| Hooksett and Allenstown 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 | #27 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Hooksett School District | Fall Mountain Regional School District | Allenstown School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | 8 photos → |
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.