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Windham vs Amherst 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
Windham has the most expensive homes ($723k median).
Amherst has the most people working from home (32.4%).
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 | Windham | Amherst | Hooksett |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,038Highest |
11,861 |
5,876Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16.4% NH: +4.6% |
+4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+27.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±2.9Lowest 5% below NH |
45.9±3.5Highest 6% above NH |
42.6±2 about the NH average |
| Amherst and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
22.4%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±3.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Windham and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20.2%±3 NH: 20.1% |
20.7%±3.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Hooksett and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.7% NH: 40.6% |
65.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
41.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.8 NH: 6% |
3.7%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
6.2%±3.7Highest NH: 6% |
| Hooksett and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $189,583±$19kHighest 91% above NH |
$153,196±$10k 55% above NH |
$101,053±$25kLowest about the NH average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
$537,600±$30k 34% above NH |
$348,100±$32kLowest 14% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
$1,462±$256Lowest about the NH average |
$1,811±$283 21% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$9,773 47% above NH |
$4,960Lowest 26% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.2%±50.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
31.4%±9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
46%±20.2 NH: 48.2% |
| Windham and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
91.9% NH: 72.8% |
72.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1987 8 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 15% above NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
29 minLowest 9% above NH |
| Work from home | 21.9%±4.4 NH: 16.8% |
32.4%±5.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.4%±4.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #13 of 120 in NH | #20 of 120 in NH | #30 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Windham School District | Amherst School District · Souhegan Cooperative School District | — |
| High school in town | Windham High School | Souhegan Coop High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
10.4Lowest |
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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.