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Westminster vs Warner vs Hooksett
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Westminster has the most kids (28.4% under 18).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Hooksett has the highest household income ($118k).
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 | Westminster | Warner | Hooksett |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 497Lowest |
2,959 |
15,057Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.3±11.5 11% above U.S. |
43.7±4Highest 12% above U.S. |
41.3±1.5Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Warner and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 28.4%±7.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.4%±2.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±11.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±3.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.3%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Warner and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
39.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
8.9%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,000±$22kLowest about the U.S. average |
$94,022±$18k 16% above U.S. |
$117,962±$11kHighest 46% above 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 | $313,600±$39kLowest 6% below U.S. |
$353,100±$22k 6% above U.S. |
$407,000±$26kHighest 22% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $749±$315Lowest 47% below U.S. |
$1,219±$123 14% below U.S. |
$1,661±$206Highest 18% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,480Lowest 44% above U.S. |
$7,650Highest 145% above U.S. |
$6,554 110% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.1%±43.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.7%±21.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.7%±16.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Warner and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
74.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 13% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 23.1%±15.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±4.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
13.4%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Westminster and Warner 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 | #53 of 70 in VT | — | #30 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Kearsarge Regional School District | Hooksett School District |
| 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.