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Windsor vs South Hooksett 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
Windsor has the most kids (25.2% under 18).
South Hooksett has the highest household income ($130k).
Hooksett has the most renters (27.5% rent).
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 | South Hooksett | Hooksett |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 254Lowest |
5,902Highest |
5,876 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +8.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+27.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.2±18.8 7% below NH |
35.2±3.6Lowest 19% below NH |
42.6±2Highest about the NH average |
| Hooksett and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.2%±14.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
16.3%±3.9 NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±3.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor and South Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±8 NH: 20.1% |
13.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20.7%±3.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Hooksett and Windsor 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% |
37.9% NH: 40.6% |
41.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2Lowest NH: 6% |
14.3%±0.8Highest NH: 6% |
6.2%±3.7 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,750±$40k 5% above NH |
$130,000±$15kHighest 31% above NH |
$101,053±$25kLowest about the NH average |
| South 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±$40kLowest 16% below NH |
$433,200±$40kHighest 8% above NH |
$348,100±$32k 14% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,471±$217Lowest about the NH average |
$1,811±$283Highest 21% above NH |
| Hooksett and South Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381Lowest 49% below NH |
$6,801Highest about the NH average |
$4,960 26% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
36.1%±25Lowest NH: 48.2% |
46%±20.2 NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor and Hooksett 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% |
4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
82.9% NH: 72.8% |
72.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 21% above NH |
26 minLowest about the NH average |
29 min 9% above NH |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
7.1%±2.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.4%±4.6 NH: 16.8% |
| Windsor 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 | — | — | #30 of 120 in NH |
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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.