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 (21.7%).
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 |
15,057 |
16,426Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+10.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.1% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±3.7Lowest 7% below NH |
41.3±1.5 5% below NH |
55.8±2.1Highest 29% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±2.9 NH: 18.2% |
11.6%±2.3Lowest 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% |
30.9%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
39.6% NH: 40.6% |
42.8%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.4 NH: 6% |
8.9%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
3.1%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,317±$13k 9% above NH |
$117,962±$11kHighest 19% above NH |
$95,233±$9kLowest 4% below NH |
| 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 |
$550,200±$39kHighest 37% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,664±$187Highest 12% above NH |
$1,661±$206 11% above NH |
$1,628±$94Lowest 9% 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 |
$6,813 about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.3%±16.9 NH: 48.2% |
41.7%±16.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
56.8%±10.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Hampton and Plaistow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5% NH: 7.2% |
3.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
5.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.1% NH: 72.8% |
80.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
73.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1978Lowest 1 yr older than 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% |
21.7%±3.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
| 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 | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | Timberlane Regional High School | None in town | Winnacunnet High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Highest |
— | 10.1Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.