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Lee vs Newmarket vs South Hooksett
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lee has the most people working from home (27.6%).
Newmarket has the most renters (47.1% rent).
South Hooksett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.7%).
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 | Lee | Newmarket | South Hooksett |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,576Lowest |
9,463Highest |
5,902 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.5% NH: +4.6% |
+8.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42.9±1.9Highest about the NH average |
41.2±1.9 5% below NH |
35.2±3.6Lowest 19% below NH |
| Lee and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.9%±5.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
15.6%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
16.3%±3.9 NH: 18.2% |
| Lee and South Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±6.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.1%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
13.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Lee and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
49.7% NH: 40.6% |
37.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.6Lowest NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
14.3%±0.8Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $131,579±$54kHighest 33% above NH |
$100,845±$13kLowest about the NH average |
$130,000±$15k 31% above NH |
| Lee and South Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $480,600±$61kHighest 19% above NH |
$455,000±$22k 13% above NH |
$433,200±$40kLowest 8% above NH |
| Lee and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,671±$69Highest 12% above NH |
$1,471±$217Lowest about the NH average |
| Newmarket and South Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,661Highest 45% above NH |
$8,734 31% above NH |
$6,801Lowest about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.3%±53.3 NH: 48.2% |
46.3%±8.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
36.1%±25Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Newmarket and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.8%Highest NH: 72.8% |
52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
82.9% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1983Lowest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min about the NH average |
28 minHighest 6% above NH |
26 minLowest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 27.6%±8.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
7.1%±2.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Lee and Newmarket 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 | #3 of 120 in NH | #39 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Oyster River Coop School District | Newmarket School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.9 |
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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.