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New Durham vs Hooksett vs Fitzwilliam
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.6%).
Fitzwilliam has the most people working from home (18.6%).
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 | New Durham | Hooksett | Fitzwilliam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,748 |
15,057Highest |
2,278Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1% NH: +4.6% |
+10.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-1.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 46.5±7.5 7% above NH |
41.3±1.5Lowest 5% below NH |
49.2±4.2Highest 14% above NH |
| Fitzwilliam and New Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.8%±5.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±2.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±2.9 NH: 18.2% |
| Hooksett and Fitzwilliam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.8%±4 NH: 20.1% |
17.3%±2.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
27%±3.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Fitzwilliam and New Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
39.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
8.9%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
2%±0.8 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,194±$13kLowest about the NH average |
$117,962±$11kHighest 19% above NH |
$100,735±$11k about the NH average |
| Hooksett and Fitzwilliam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $339,400±$27k 16% below NH |
$407,000±$26kHighest about the NH average |
$305,900±$34kLowest 24% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,417±$116Lowest 5% below NH |
$1,661±$206Highest 11% above NH |
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| Hooksett and New Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,774 13% below NH |
$6,554Highest about the NH average |
$5,173Lowest 22% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25%±42.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
41.7%±16.4 NH: 48.2% |
72.1%±51.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Fitzwilliam and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% NH: 7.2% |
3.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94% NH: 72.8% |
80.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1967Lowest 12 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 30% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
39 minHighest 48% above NH |
| Work from home | 10%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
13.4%±3.1 NH: 16.8% |
18.6%±4.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Fitzwilliam 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 | Governor Wentworth Regional School District | Hooksett School District | Monadnock Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.