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Mount Tabor vs Hooksett vs Woodford

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Hooksett has the most kids (17.4% under 18).
Woodford has the most people working from home (26.6%).

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.

MeasureMount TaborHooksettWoodford
People
Population
304
15,057Highest
282Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+10.6%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
57.8±10.6
49% above U.S.
41.3±1.5Lowest
6% above U.S.
61.8±4.9Highest
59% above U.S.
Woodford and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
10.2%±6.1
U.S.: 22%
17.4%±2.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
9.6%±11.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Hooksett and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
42.4%±18.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.3%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
35.1%±7.9
U.S.: 17.2%
Mount Tabor and Woodford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
34.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
39.6%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
32%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.6%±4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
8.9%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.9%±5.5
U.S.: 6.4%
Hooksett and Woodford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian —
$117,962±$11kHighest
46% above U.S.
$81,250±$20kLowest
about the U.S. average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$420,500±$76kHighest
26% above U.S.
$407,000±$26k
22% above U.S.
$275,000±$67kLowest
17% below U.S.
Mount Tabor and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$2,143±$367Highest
52% above U.S.
$1,661±$206Lowest
18% above U.S.
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Mount Tabor and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,233
68% above U.S.
$6,554Highest
110% above U.S.
$3,075Lowest
about the U.S. average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
41.7%±16.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
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Hooksett and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
80.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
95.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1946Lowest
34 yrs older than U.S.
1988Highest
8 yrs newer than U.S.
1974
6 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
46 minHighest
72% above U.S.
27 min
about the U.S. average
24 minLowest
9% below U.S.
Work from home
10.4%±8.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.4%±3.1
U.S.: 15.1%
26.6%±11.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Woodford 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 —
School district — Hooksett School District Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87
High school in town — None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story None yet None yet 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.