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Windsor vs Hooksett vs Clarksville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most kids (25.2% under 18).
Hooksett has the most expensive homes ($407k median).
Clarksville has the most people working from home (25.1%).
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 | Windsor | Hooksett | Clarksville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 254Lowest |
15,057Highest |
371 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +10.6% NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 7% below NH |
41.3±1.5 5% below NH |
50.4±6.6Highest 16% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 25.2%±14.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±2.9 NH: 18.2% |
10%±7.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.3%±2.4 NH: 20.1% |
23.2%±2.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
39.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
14.1% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2 NH: 6% |
8.9%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
3.2%±3Lowest NH: 6% |
| Hooksett and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,750±$40k 5% above NH |
$117,962±$11kHighest 19% above NH |
$65,385±$24kLowest 34% below NH |
| Hooksett and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $337,500±$40k 16% below NH |
$407,000±$26kHighest about the NH average |
$191,700±$84kLowest 52% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,661±$206Highest 11% above NH |
$1,125±$620Lowest 25% below NH |
| Hooksett and Clarksville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381 49% below NH |
$6,554Highest about the NH average |
$2,276Lowest 66% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
41.7%±16.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
50%±100 NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor and Clarksville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.8% NH: 7.2% |
3.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
15.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
80.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
82.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1988 9 yrs newer than NH |
1993Highest 14 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 21% above NH |
27 min about the NH average |
23 minLowest 15% below NH |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5 NH: 16.8% |
13.4%±3.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.1%±9.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Clarksville and Windsor 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 | — | Hooksett School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.