Compare towns
Pembroke vs Hooksett vs Hampstead
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pembroke has the most renters (32.6% rent).
Hooksett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.6%).
Hampstead has the most expensive homes ($521k median).
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 | Pembroke | Hooksett | Hampstead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,438Lowest |
15,057Highest |
9,102 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+10.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.6% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.9±3.3 3% below NH |
41.3±1.5Lowest 5% below NH |
45.3±6.1Highest 5% above NH |
| Hampstead and Pembroke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24%±4.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
21.3%±3.7 NH: 18.2% |
| Pembroke and Hampstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.4%±3.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.3%±2.4 NH: 20.1% |
21.8%±4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Hampstead and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
39.6% NH: 40.6% |
44.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
8.9%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
5.1%±1.6 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,519±$22kLowest 10% below NH |
$117,962±$11kHighest 19% above NH |
$112,348±$18k 13% above NH |
| Hooksett and Hampstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $371,500±$20kLowest 8% below NH |
$407,000±$26k about the NH average |
$521,100±$45kHighest 29% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,218±$354Lowest 18% below NH |
$1,661±$206Highest 11% above NH |
$1,299±$149 13% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,589 14% above NH |
$6,554Lowest about the NH average |
$8,634Highest 30% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.4%±21.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
41.7%±16.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
44.1%±20.2 NH: 48.2% |
| Pembroke and Hampstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
3.8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
80.6% NH: 72.8% |
82.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 8% below NH |
27 min about the NH average |
30 minHighest 13% above NH |
| Work from home | 17%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
13.4%±3.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
21%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Hampstead and Pembroke 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 | #85 of 120 in NH | #30 of 120 in NH | #49 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Pembroke School District | Hooksett School District | Hampstead School District |
| High school in town | Pembroke Academy | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.1 |
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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.