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Windsor vs Hooksett vs Warner vs Stoddard
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 shortest commute (27 min average).
Warner has the most people working from home (16.6%).
Stoddard has the oldest population (median age 53).
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 | Warner | Stoddard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 254Lowest |
15,057Highest |
2,959 |
1,072 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +10.6% NH: +4.6% |
+3.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+11.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 7% below NH |
41.3±1.5 5% below NH |
43.7±4 about the NH average |
53±4Highest 22% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 25.2%±14.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±2.9 NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.5%±3.4 NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor and Stoddard 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% |
20.4%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
24.4%±2.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Stoddard and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
39.6% NH: 40.6% |
42.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
34.1% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2 NH: 6% |
8.9%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6 NH: 6% |
3.5%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $103,750±$40k 5% above NH |
$117,962±$11kHighest 19% above NH |
$94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
$94,904±$11k 4% 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 |
$353,100±$22k 12% below NH |
$330,300±$20kLowest 18% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,661±$206Highest 11% above NH |
$1,219±$123 18% below NH |
$895±$751Lowest 40% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381Lowest 49% below NH |
$6,554 about the NH average |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
$4,316 35% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
41.7%±16.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
52.6%±100 NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 10.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.4% NH: 7.2% |
4.8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
80.6% NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.3% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 21% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
32 min 19% above NH |
34 minHighest 25% above NH |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5 NH: 16.8% |
13.4%±3.1 NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
9.5%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Warner 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 | Kearsarge Regional School District | Stoddard School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.