Compare towns
Salem vs Hooksett vs Londonderry
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Salem has the most renters (24.4% rent).
Hooksett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.6%).
Londonderry has the most people working from home (22.8%).
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 | Salem | Hooksett | Londonderry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 30,964Highest |
15,057Lowest |
26,685 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+10.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+7% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.6±2.7Highest 3% above NH |
41.3±1.5Lowest 5% below NH |
42.7±0.9 about the NH average |
| Salem and Londonderry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±2.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±2.9 NH: 18.2% |
20.6%±2.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Londonderry and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.6%±1.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.3%±2.4 NH: 20.1% |
16.4%±1.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Salem and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
39.6% NH: 40.6% |
47.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1Lowest NH: 6% |
8.9%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
4.8%±1 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $110,490±$9kLowest 12% above NH |
$117,962±$11k 19% above NH |
$132,556±$14kHighest 34% above NH |
| Londonderry and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $473,300±$16k 18% above NH |
$407,000±$26kLowest about the NH average |
$505,200±$20kHighest 26% above NH |
| Londonderry and Salem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,625±$146Lowest 9% above NH |
$1,661±$206 11% above NH |
$1,803±$154Highest 21% above NH |
| Londonderry and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,992 5% above NH |
$6,554Lowest about the NH average |
$8,069Highest 21% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.5%±9.6 NH: 48.2% |
41.7%±16.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.9%±7.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Londonderry and Salem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.3% NH: 7.2% |
2.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
80.6% NH: 72.8% |
85.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1986 7 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 9% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
29 min 7% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.3%±2.9 NH: 16.8% |
13.4%±3.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.8%±2.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #38 of 120 in NH | #30 of 120 in NH | #37 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Salem School District | Hooksett School District | Londonderry School District |
| High school in town | Salem High School | None in town | Londonderry Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2Lowest |
— | 12.0Highest |
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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.