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Orange vs Hooksett vs Sharon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Orange has the most people working from home (20.8%).
Hooksett has the most renters (19.4% rent).
Sharon has the oldest population (median age 49.4).
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 | Orange | Hooksett | Sharon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 320Lowest |
15,057Highest |
442 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +10.6% NH: +4.6% |
— |
| Median age | 41.3±9.1Lowest 5% below NH |
41.3±1.5Lowest 5% below NH |
49.4±11.2Highest 14% above NH |
| Sharon and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±5.6 NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
22.4%±8.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Sharon and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20%±5 NH: 20.1% |
17.3%±2.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
31.4%±6.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Sharon and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
39.6% NH: 40.6% |
41.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±3.7 NH: 6% |
8.9%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
1.6%±3Lowest NH: 6% |
| Hooksett and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,750±$39kHighest 20% above NH |
$117,962±$11k 19% above NH |
$113,125±$19kLowest 14% above NH |
| Orange and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $302,600±$35kLowest 25% below NH |
$407,000±$26k about the NH average |
$475,900±$38kHighest 18% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,661±$206Highest 11% above NH |
$1,458±$1kLowest about the NH average |
| Hooksett and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,132Lowest 23% below NH |
$6,554 about the NH average |
$8,274Highest 24% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
41.7%±16.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
28.6%±100 NH: 48.2% |
| Hooksett and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
6.2% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
80.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.1% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 7 yrs newer than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1979Lowest same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
32 minHighest 20% above NH |
| Work from home | 20.8%±8.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.4%±3.1 NH: 16.8% |
11.2%±4.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Orange and Hooksett 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 | — | #30 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Hooksett School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.