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Ogunquit vs South Hooksett vs Hooksett

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
South Hooksett has the youngest population (median age 35.2).
Hooksett has the most affordable homes ($348k median).

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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.

MeasureOgunquitSouth HooksettHooksett
People
Population
1,379Lowest
5,902Highest
5,876
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+8.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+27.4%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
35.2±3.6Lowest
10% below U.S.
42.6±2
10% above U.S.
Kids under 18
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
16.3%±3.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
14.7%±3.6
U.S.: 22%
South Hooksett and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
13.5%±2.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.7%±3.9
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
37.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
41.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.2%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
14.3%±0.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
6.2%±3.7
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$114,259±$56k
42% above U.S.
$130,000±$15kHighest
61% above U.S.
$101,053±$25kLowest
25% above U.S.
South Hooksett and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$433,200±$40k
30% above U.S.
$348,100±$32kLowest
5% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,471±$217Lowest
4% above U.S.
$1,811±$283Highest
28% above U.S.
Hooksett and South Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
$6,801Highest
118% above U.S.
$4,960
59% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
36.1%±25
U.S.: 51.1%
46%±20.2Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Hooksett and South Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
82.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
72.5%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978Lowest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1985
5 yrs newer than U.S.
1987Highest
7 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
26 min
about the U.S. average
29 minHighest
11% above U.S.
Work from home
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
7.1%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.4%±4.6
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — — #30 of 120 in NH
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U.S. 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.