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Westfield vs Hooksett vs Randolph Town
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Westfield has the most affordable homes ($325k median).
Hooksett has the most homeowners (80.6%).
Randolph Town has the most expensive homes ($496k 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.
| Measure | Westfield | Hooksett | Randolph Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 40,378Highest |
15,057Lowest |
34,878 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 39.9±1.8Lowest about the U.S. average |
41.3±1.5Highest 6% above U.S. |
41.3±1.8Highest 6% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.1%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.4%±2.9 U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Westfield and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±1.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.3%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±1.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Westfield and Randolph Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
8.9%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
9%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Westfield and Randolph Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,753±$6kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$117,962±$11kHighest 46% above U.S. |
$109,573±$6k 36% above U.S. |
| Hooksett and Randolph Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $325,100±$11kLowest about the U.S. average |
$407,000±$26k 22% above U.S. |
$496,400±$21kHighest 49% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,117±$60Lowest 21% below U.S. |
$1,661±$206 18% above U.S. |
$2,103±$98Highest 49% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,746Lowest 52% above U.S. |
$6,554Highest 110% above U.S. |
$5,644 81% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.5%±5.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
41.7%±16.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
62.1%±10.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Randolph Town and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
71.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1966 14 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
27 min about the U.S. average |
37 minHighest 40% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.6%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.4%±3.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
15.1%±3.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Randolph Town 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 | #197 of 282 in MA | #30 of 120 in NH | #260 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Westfield | Hooksett School District | Randolph |
| High school in town | Westfield High | None in town | Randolph High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9Lowest |
— | 14.2Highest |
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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.