Compare towns
Suncook vs Keene 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
Suncook has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
Keene has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Hooksett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+27.4%).
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 | Suncook | Keene | Hooksett |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,432Lowest |
22,939Highest |
5,876 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3% NH: +4.6% |
-1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+27.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 37.9±8.1 12% below NH |
37.6±2.3Lowest 13% below NH |
42.6±2Highest about the NH average |
| Hooksett and Suncook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.1%±1.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±3.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Suncook and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.5%±3.3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
19.5%±1.8 NH: 20.1% |
20.7%±3.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Hooksett and Keene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
44.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
41.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
13.8%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
6.2%±3.7 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,836±$25k 19% below NH |
$78,445±$8kLowest 21% below NH |
$101,053±$25kHighest about the NH average |
| Hooksett and Suncook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $361,100±$22kHighest 10% below NH |
$252,500±$12kLowest 37% below NH |
$348,100±$32k 14% below NH |
| Suncook and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,091±$317Lowest 27% below NH |
$1,342±$68 10% below NH |
$1,811±$283Highest 21% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,975Highest 5% above NH |
$6,812 about the NH average |
$4,960Lowest 26% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.2%±21.7Highest NH: 48.2% |
44.5%±6.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
46%±20.2 NH: 48.2% |
| Suncook and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
10.1% NH: 7.2% |
4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.5% NH: 72.8% |
55.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
72.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 28 yrs older than NH |
1961 18 yrs older than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 8% below NH |
17 minLowest 36% below NH |
29 minHighest 9% above NH |
| Work from home | 15.5%±6.7 NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±2.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.4%±4.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Keene and Suncook 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 | — | #81 of 120 in NH | #30 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Keene School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Keene High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.3 |
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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.