Compare towns
Newmarket vs Hooksett vs Brookline
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newmarket has the most renters (47.1% rent).
Hooksett has the most affordable homes ($407k median).
Brookline has the most kids (26.7% under 18).
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 | Newmarket | Hooksett | Brookline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,463 |
15,057Highest |
5,736Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+10.6% NH: +4.6% |
+13%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9Lowest 5% below NH |
41.3±1.5Highest 5% below NH |
41.2±1.5Lowest 5% below NH |
| Hooksett and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±2.9 NH: 18.2% |
26.7%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
17.3%±2.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
11.4%±2.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Hooksett and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.7% NH: 40.6% |
39.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
57.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Lowest NH: 6% |
8.9%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
6.3%±3.2 NH: 6% |
| Hooksett and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,845±$13kLowest about the NH average |
$117,962±$11k 19% above NH |
$171,046±$4kHighest 73% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $455,000±$22k 13% above NH |
$407,000±$26kLowest about the NH average |
$544,400±$38kHighest 35% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,671±$69 12% above NH |
$1,661±$206Lowest 11% above NH |
$2,500±$1kHighest 68% above NH |
| Brookline and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,734 31% above NH |
$6,554Lowest about the NH average |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
41.7%±16.4 NH: 48.2% |
23.8%±43.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Newmarket and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.3% NH: 7.2% |
0.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
80.6% NH: 72.8% |
95.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1988 9 yrs newer than NH |
1993Highest 14 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
33 minHighest 25% above NH |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
13.4%±3.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
24.7%±5.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Brookline and Newmarket 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 | #39 of 120 in NH | #30 of 120 in NH | #23 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newmarket School District | Hooksett School District | Brookline School District |
| High school in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9 |
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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.