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Plaistow vs Boxford 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
Plaistow has the most renters (21.9% rent).
Boxford has the most expensive homes ($907k 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 | Plaistow | Boxford | Hooksett |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,861Lowest |
8,208 |
15,057Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.1±3.7Lowest 3% above U.S. |
49.1±3.6Highest 26% above U.S. |
41.3±1.5 6% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.3 U.S.: 22% |
23.7%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Boxford and Plaistow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±3.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.2%±4.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.3%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Boxford and Plaistow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
70.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.8%±2.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
8.9%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,317±$13kLowest 34% above U.S. |
$200,871±$21kHighest 149% above U.S. |
$117,962±$11k 46% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $404,500±$32kLowest 22% above U.S. |
$907,000±$46kHighest 173% above U.S. |
$407,000±$26k 22% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,664±$187Highest 18% above U.S. |
$776±$13Lowest 45% below U.S. |
$1,661±$206 18% above U.S. |
| Plaistow and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,194 131% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$6,554Lowest 110% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.3%±16.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
67.2%±60.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.7%±16.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Boxford and Plaistow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 8% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 18% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 13.6%±4 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.6%±5.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.4%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Boxford and Plaistow 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 | #66 of 120 in NH | #34 of 282 in MA | #30 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Timberlane Regional School District | Boxford · Masconomet | Hooksett School District |
| High school in town | Timberlane Regional High School | Masconomet Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Lowest |
12.2Highest |
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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.