Compare towns
Newmarket vs Hooksett vs Epping vs Newfields
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).
Epping has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.1%).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
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 | Epping | Newfields |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 9,463 |
15,057Highest |
7,430 |
2,023Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% NH: +4.6% |
+10.6% NH: +4.6% |
+11.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9Lowest 5% below NH |
41.3±1.5 5% below NH |
45.1±3.5Highest 4% above NH |
44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
| Epping and Newfields 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% |
18.7%±4.8 NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Newfields and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
17.3%±2.4 NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±5.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Epping and Hooksett 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% NH: 40.6% |
37%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
8.9%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
5.1%±3.3Lowest NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2 NH: 6% |
| Hooksett and Newfields 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 |
$104,220±$7k 5% above NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $455,000±$22k 13% above NH |
$407,000±$26kLowest about the NH average |
$436,900±$35k 9% above NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,671±$69 12% above NH |
$1,661±$206Lowest 11% above NH |
$1,742±$576 17% above NH |
$1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
| Newfields and Epping 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 |
$6,936 4% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
41.7%±16.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
| Epping and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.6% NH: 7.2% |
3.3% NH: 7.2% |
4.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
80.6% NH: 72.8% |
86.3% NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1988 9 yrs newer than NH |
1989 10 yrs newer than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above NH |
27 min about the NH average |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
26 minLowest 4% below NH |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
13.4%±3.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
24%±6.9 NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields and Epping 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 | #77 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Newmarket School District | Hooksett School District | Epping School District | Newfields School District |
| High school in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | None in town | Epping High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Highest |
— | 9.3Lowest |
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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.