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Warner vs Hooksett vs Newburgh

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Warner has the most people working from home (16.6%).
Hooksett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.6%).
Newburgh has the most affordable homes ($245k median).

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.

MeasureWarnerHooksettNewburgh
People
Population
2,959
15,057Highest
1,475Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
+10.6%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+2.8%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
43.7±4
12% above U.S.
41.3±1.5Lowest
6% above U.S.
45.8±5.7Highest
18% above U.S.
Newburgh and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17.3%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
17.4%±2.9
U.S.: 22%
18.8%±3.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
Newburgh and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.4%±3.5
U.S.: 17.2%
17.3%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.4%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Newburgh and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
42.4%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
39.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
29.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.3%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
8.9%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.3%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$94,022±$18k
16% above U.S.
$117,962±$11kHighest
46% above U.S.
$76,750±$10kLowest
5% below U.S.
Hooksett and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$353,100±$22k
6% above U.S.
$407,000±$26kHighest
22% above U.S.
$244,600±$20kLowest
26% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,219±$123
14% below U.S.
$1,661±$206Highest
18% above U.S.
$950±$219Lowest
33% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$7,650Highest
145% above U.S.
$6,554
110% above U.S.
$2,748Lowest
12% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
48.7%±21.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
41.7%±16.4Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.9%±13.9
U.S.: 51.1%
Warner and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
74.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
80.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
81.2%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1975Lowest
5 yrs older than U.S.
1988Highest
8 yrs newer than U.S.
1985
5 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minHighest
20% above U.S.
27 minLowest
about the U.S. average
30 min
14% above U.S.
Work from home
16.6%±4.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.4%±3.1
U.S.: 15.1%
6.4%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Warner 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 Kearsarge Regional School District Hooksett School District —
High school in town None in town None in town —
On TownTapestry
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.