Compare towns
Plaistow vs Hooksett vs Hampton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plaistow has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
Hooksett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.6%).
Hampton has the most people working from home (20.5%).
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 | Hooksett | Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,861Lowest |
15,057Highest |
10,101 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.9% NH: +4.6% |
+10.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-0.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±3.7Lowest 7% below NH |
41.3±1.5 5% below NH |
51.2±1.7Highest 18% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±2.9 NH: 18.2% |
14.6%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Plaistow and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±3.7 NH: 20.1% |
17.3%±2.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
26.9%±3.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
39.6% NH: 40.6% |
44.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
8.9%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
3.4%±1.7 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,317±$13k 9% above NH |
$117,962±$11kHighest 19% above NH |
$97,163±$4kLowest about the NH average |
| Hooksett and Plaistow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $404,500±$32kLowest about the NH average |
$407,000±$26k about the NH average |
$545,300±$63kHighest 35% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,664±$187Highest 12% above NH |
$1,661±$206 11% above NH |
$1,654±$93Lowest 11% above NH |
| Plaistow and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,194Highest 8% above NH |
$6,554Lowest about the NH average |
$6,872 3% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.3%±16.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
41.7%±16.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.9%±13.1 NH: 48.2% |
| Plaistow and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.1% NH: 72.8% |
80.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 7% above NH |
27 min about the NH average |
26 minLowest 3% below NH |
| Work from home | 13.6%±4 NH: 16.8% |
13.4%±3.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
20.5%±3.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Hampton 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 | #30 of 120 in NH | #31 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Timberlane Regional School District | Hooksett School District | — |
| High school in town | Timberlane Regional High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4 |
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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.