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New Hampton vs Hooksett vs Warner

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

New Hampton has the oldest population (median age 51.7).
Hooksett has the highest household income ($118k).
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.

MeasureNew HamptonHooksettWarner
People
Population
2,509Lowest
15,057Highest
2,959
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+9.8%
NH: +4.6%
+10.6%Highest
NH: +4.6%
+3.7%Lowest
NH: +4.6%
Median age
51.7±2.7Highest
19% above NH
41.3±1.5Lowest
5% below NH
43.7±4
about the NH average
Kids under 18
13.8%±4.3Lowest
NH: 18.2%
17.4%±2.9Highest
NH: 18.2%
17.3%±3.3
NH: 18.2%
Hooksett and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
24.8%±5Highest
NH: 20.1%
17.3%±2.4Lowest
NH: 20.1%
20.4%±3.5
NH: 20.1%
New Hampton and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
32.1%Lowest
NH: 40.6%
39.6%
NH: 40.6%
42.4%Highest
NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.2%±1.9Lowest
NH: 6%
8.9%±1.6Highest
NH: 6%
5.3%±1.6
NH: 6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$95,250±$35k
4% below NH
$117,962±$11kHighest
19% above NH
$94,022±$18kLowest
5% below NH
Hooksett and New Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$383,700±$37k
5% below NH
$407,000±$26kHighest
about the NH average
$353,100±$22kLowest
12% below NH
Hooksett and New Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$749±$433Lowest
50% below NH
$1,661±$206Highest
11% above NH
$1,219±$123
18% below NH
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,973Lowest
25% below NH
$6,554
about the NH average
$7,650Highest
15% above NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
21.3%±21.6Lowest
NH: 48.2%
41.7%±16.4
NH: 48.2%
48.7%±21.3Highest
NH: 48.2%
Warner and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
13.2%Highest
NH: 7.2%
3.3%Lowest
NH: 7.2%
8.4%
NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
87.7%Highest
NH: 72.8%
80.6%
NH: 72.8%
74.6%Lowest
NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year
1989Highest
10 yrs newer than NH
1988
9 yrs newer than NH
1975Lowest
4 yrs older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
33 minHighest
22% above NH
27 minLowest
about the NH average
32 min
19% above NH
Work from home
11.9%±3.9Lowest
NH: 16.8%
13.4%±3.1
NH: 16.8%
16.6%±4.8Highest
NH: 16.8%
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 —
School district Newfound Area School District Hooksett School District Kearsarge Regional School District
High school in town None in town None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History 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.