Compare towns
Hooksett vs Warner vs Windsor
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 shortest commute (27 min average).
Warner has the most people working from home (16.6%).
Windsor has the most kids (25.2% under 18).
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 | Warner | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,057Highest |
2,959 |
254Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 41.3±1.5 5% below NH |
43.7±4Highest about the NH average |
40.2±18.8Lowest 7% below NH |
| 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% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
25.2%±14.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor 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% |
20.4%±3.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.7%±8Lowest 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% |
42.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
12.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.9%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6 NH: 6% |
3.9%±4.2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $117,962±$11kHighest 19% above NH |
$94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
$103,750±$40k 5% above NH |
| Hooksett and Windsor 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 |
$353,100±$22k 12% below NH |
$337,500±$40kLowest 16% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,661±$206Highest 11% above NH |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,554 about the NH average |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
$3,381Lowest 49% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.7%±16.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor 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% |
8.4% NH: 7.2% |
10.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6% NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the NH average |
32 min 19% above NH |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
| Work from home | 13.4%±3.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
15%±16.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Warner and Windsor 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 | — | — |
| School district | Hooksett School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.