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Manchester vs Sutton vs Hooksett
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
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What stands out worked out from the figures below
Manchester has the most renters (51.3% rent).
Sutton has the most homeowners (95.7%).
Hooksett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.6%).
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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 | Manchester | Sutton | Hooksett |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 115,643Highest |
2,239Lowest |
15,057 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.7% NH: +4.6% |
+10.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 38±1Lowest 12% below NH |
48.1±4.1Highest 11% above NH |
41.3±1.5 5% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 18%±1 NH: 18.2% |
20.5%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Sutton and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±0.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
21.6%±5.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.3%±2.4 NH: 20.1% |
| Sutton and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
44.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
39.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.4%±0.7 NH: 6% |
4.9%±3.6Lowest NH: 6% |
8.9%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,007±$2kLowest 18% below NH |
$130,313±$31kHighest 32% above NH |
$117,962±$11k 19% above NH |
| Sutton and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $365,600±$7k 9% below NH |
$362,600±$16kLowest 10% below NH |
$407,000±$26kHighest about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,564±$37Lowest 5% above NH |
$1,656±$614 11% above NH |
$1,661±$206Highest 11% above NH |
| Hooksett and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,922Lowest 11% below NH |
$7,652Highest 15% above NH |
$6,554 about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±3.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
27.6%±47.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
41.7%±16.4 NH: 48.2% |
| Manchester and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.8% NH: 7.2% |
3.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 48.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
80.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
1971 8 yrs older than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 10% below NH |
29 minHighest 10% above NH |
27 min about the NH average |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.3 NH: 16.8% |
14.8%±5.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.4%±3.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Sutton and Manchester 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 | #115 of 120 in NH | — | #30 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies · Manchester School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | Hooksett School District |
| High school in town | Manchester Memorial High School | Kearsarge Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.3Highest |
10.4Lowest |
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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.