Compare towns
Plaistow vs Rindge vs Sandown vs Hooksett
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 renters (21.9% rent).
Rindge has the youngest population (median age 35).
Sandown has the most people working from home (27.4%).
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 | Rindge | Sandown | Hooksett |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 7,861 |
6,497Lowest |
6,628 |
15,057Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.7% NH: +4.6% |
+9.4% NH: +4.6% |
+10.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±3.7 7% below NH |
35±3.9Lowest 19% below NH |
40.8±3.7 6% below NH |
41.3±1.5Highest 5% below NH |
| Hooksett and Sandown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.3 NH: 18.2% |
21.2%±4.4 NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±6.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Sandown and Rindge 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% |
18%±3.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
14.2%±4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.3%±2.4 NH: 20.1% |
| Rindge 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% NH: 40.6% |
31.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
34.1% NH: 40.6% |
39.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
18.3%±2.5Highest NH: 6% |
5.1%±2.6 NH: 6% |
8.9%±1.6 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $108,317±$13k 9% above NH |
$102,679±$20kLowest 4% above NH |
$135,040±$25kHighest 36% above NH |
$117,962±$11k 19% above NH |
| Sandown and Hooksett 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 |
$415,400±$35k 3% above NH |
$483,400±$44kHighest 20% above NH |
$407,000±$26k about the NH average |
| Sandown and Rindge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,664±$187 12% above NH |
$1,123±$60Lowest 25% below NH |
$1,893±$721Highest 27% above NH |
$1,661±$206 11% above NH |
| Sandown and Plaistow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,194 8% above NH |
$6,636 about the NH average |
$8,801Highest 32% above NH |
$6,554Lowest about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.3%±16.9 NH: 48.2% |
29.1%±19.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
64.1%±48.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
41.7%±16.4 NH: 48.2% |
| Sandown 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% |
9.6% NH: 7.2% |
10.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
84.8%Highest NH: 72.8% |
82.5% NH: 72.8% |
80.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1984 5 yrs newer than NH |
1986 7 yrs newer than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 7% above NH |
28 min 4% above NH |
33 minHighest 25% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 13.6%±4 NH: 16.8% |
18.1%±4.9 NH: 16.8% |
27.4%±13.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.4%±3.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Sandown and Rindge 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 | #50 of 120 in NH | #71 of 120 in NH | #30 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Timberlane Regional School District | Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District | Timberlane Regional School District | Hooksett School District |
| High school in town | Timberlane Regional High School | None in town | None in town | 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.