Compare towns
Newmarket vs Keene 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
Newmarket has the most expensive homes ($455k median).
Keene has the most affordable homes ($253k median).
Hooksett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.6%).
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 | Newmarket | Keene | Hooksett |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,463Lowest |
22,939Highest |
15,057 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% NH: +4.6% |
-1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+10.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9 5% below NH |
37.6±2.3Lowest 13% below NH |
41.3±1.5Highest 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%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
14.1%±1.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±2.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Hooksett and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
19.5%±1.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.3%±2.4 NH: 20.1% |
| Keene 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%Highest NH: 40.6% |
44.1% NH: 40.6% |
39.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Lowest NH: 6% |
13.8%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
8.9%±1.6 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,845±$13k about the NH average |
$78,445±$8kLowest 21% below NH |
$117,962±$11kHighest 19% above NH |
| Hooksett and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $455,000±$22kHighest 13% above NH |
$252,500±$12kLowest 37% below NH |
$407,000±$26k about the NH average |
| Newmarket and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,671±$69Highest 12% above NH |
$1,342±$68Lowest 10% below NH |
$1,661±$206 11% above NH |
| Newmarket and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,734Highest 31% above NH |
$6,812 about the NH average |
$6,554Lowest about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
44.5%±6.1 NH: 48.2% |
41.7%±16.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Newmarket and Keene 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% |
10.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
55.1% NH: 72.8% |
80.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1961Lowest 18 yrs older than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 6% above NH |
17 minLowest 36% below NH |
27 min about the NH average |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±2.7 NH: 16.8% |
13.4%±3.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Newmarket and Keene 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 | #81 of 120 in NH | #30 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newmarket School District | Keene School District | Hooksett School District |
| High school in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | Keene High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
12.3Highest |
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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.