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Newfields vs Manchester vs Hooksett
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Manchester has the most renters (51.3% rent).
Hooksett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+27.4%).
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 | Newfields | Manchester | Hooksett |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
115,643Highest |
5,876 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.5% NH: +4.6% |
+27.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8Highest about the NH average |
38±1Lowest 12% below NH |
42.6±2 about the NH average |
| Newfields and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
18%±1 NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±3.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Newfields and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±0.8 NH: 20.1% |
20.7%±3.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
34%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
41.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
6.4%±0.7 NH: 6% |
6.2%±3.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$81,007±$2kLowest 18% below NH |
$101,053±$25k about the NH average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$365,600±$7k 9% below NH |
$348,100±$32kLowest 14% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,564±$37Lowest 5% above NH |
$1,811±$283 21% above NH |
| Newfields and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$5,922 11% below NH |
$4,960Lowest 26% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
50%±3.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
46%±20.2 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 | 2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
11.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
48.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
72.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
1987 8 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% below NH |
24 minLowest 10% below NH |
29 minHighest 9% above NH |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.1%±1.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.4%±4.6 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #115 of 120 in NH | #30 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfields School District | Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies · Manchester School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Manchester Memorial High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.3 |
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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.