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Hooksett vs Windsor vs Warner
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.6%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($208k median).
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 | Windsor | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,057Highest |
3,554 |
2,959Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.3±1.5Lowest 6% above U.S. |
44.8±6.5Highest 15% above U.S. |
43.7±4 12% above U.S. |
| Windsor and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.4%±2.9 U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.3%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.7%±6.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±3.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
42.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.9%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $117,962±$11kHighest 46% above U.S. |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below U.S. |
$94,022±$18k 16% above U.S. |
| 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 22% above U.S. |
$207,500±$31kLowest 38% below U.S. |
$353,100±$22k 6% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,661±$206Highest 18% above U.S. |
$1,026±$89Lowest 27% below U.S. |
$1,219±$123 14% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,554 110% above U.S. |
$5,209Lowest 67% above U.S. |
$7,650Highest 145% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.7%±16.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
31.5%±17Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.7%±21.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Warner and Hooksett 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% |
7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
57.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.4%±3.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.3%±5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±4.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| 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 | #61 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Hooksett School District | — | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 12 photos → | None yet |
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.