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Roxbury vs Hooksett vs Braintree
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
Hooksett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.6%).
Braintree has the most people working from home (19%).
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 | Roxbury | Hooksett | Braintree |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 942Lowest |
15,057Highest |
1,026 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 35.6±11.7Lowest 8% below U.S. |
41.3±1.5 6% above U.S. |
58.4±2.4Highest 50% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 30.6%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.4%±2.9 U.S.: 22% |
12.3%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±8.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.3%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
33.2%±3.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
8.9%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.8%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,214±$22kLowest 9% below U.S. |
$117,962±$11kHighest 46% above U.S. |
$79,803±$5k about the U.S. average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,600±$55k 27% below U.S. |
$407,000±$26kHighest 22% above U.S. |
$217,700±$28kLowest 35% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$495 33% below U.S. |
$1,661±$206Highest 18% above U.S. |
$840±$405Lowest 41% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,284 37% above U.S. |
$6,554Highest 110% above U.S. |
$3,908Lowest 25% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.7%±16.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
43.4%±29.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Braintree and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 27.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
81% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 5.2%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.4%±3.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±7.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Braintree and Hooksett 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 | — | #30 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Hooksett School District | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.