Compare towns
Plaistow vs Salisbury 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).
Salisbury has the most people working from home (23.3%).
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 | Salisbury | Hooksett |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,861 |
1,609Lowest |
15,057Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+2.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+10.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±3.7Lowest 7% below NH |
51.5±4.5Highest 19% above NH |
41.3±1.5 5% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.3 NH: 18.2% |
20.1%±9.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Salisbury 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 NH: 20.1% |
24.9%±4Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.3%±2.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Salisbury 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 NH: 40.6% |
37.3% NH: 40.6% |
39.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.4 NH: 6% |
2%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
8.9%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,317±$13kLowest 9% above NH |
$111,591±$17k 13% above NH |
$117,962±$11kHighest 19% above NH |
| Hooksett and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $404,500±$32k about the NH average |
$363,400±$47kLowest 10% below NH |
$407,000±$26kHighest about the NH average |
| Hooksett and Plaistow 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 |
$1,917±$632Highest 29% above NH |
$1,661±$206Lowest 11% above NH |
| Salisbury and Plaistow 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 |
$5,859Lowest 12% below NH |
$6,554 about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.3%±16.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
41.7%±16.4 NH: 48.2% |
| Plaistow and Hooksett 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% |
7.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
96.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
80.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 7% above NH |
32 minHighest 20% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 13.6%±4 NH: 16.8% |
23.3%±10.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.4%±3.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Salisbury 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 |
| School district | Timberlane Regional School District | Merrimack Valley School District | Hooksett School District |
| High school in town | Timberlane Regional High School | 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.