Best PlacesHooksett, NH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hooksett, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Hooksett ranks 3,167th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Hooksett
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Hooksett's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hooksett ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 95% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 90% of towns
Where Hooksett ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,287 a month, better than only 10% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 11% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 12% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hooksett
A household needs to earn about $116,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hooksett home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $108,510; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Hooksett's effective rate of 1.60%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hooksett
Hooksett's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hooksett.
Who works in Hooksett, and how
Work in Hooksett centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Hooksett
Hooksett has more restaurants and bars per resident than 76% of towns. The coast is about 40 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Hooksett and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Hooksett, month by month
Hooksett sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 29° | 20° |
| April | 62° | 49° | 37° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 67° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Hooksett
The nearest airport, Manchester Boston Regional, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 53 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hooksett
Schools across Hooksett average a B, better than 66% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hooksett Memorial SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Webster SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
- Northwest Elementary SchoolD · 19% proficient
Top middle schools
- David R. Cawley Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Hillside Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Middle School At ParksideD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Manchester Central High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Pembroke AcademyC+ · 40% proficient
- Manchester School Of Technology (high School)D · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hooksett school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hooksett measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Hooksett against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hooksett
Is Hooksett a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hooksett ranks 3,167th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, low crime, and population health, and lowest on property taxes and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hooksett expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $399,701. The overall cost of living runs about 7% above the national average. Set against a $108,510 median income, cost of living beats 79% of towns.
Is Hooksett safe?
Yes, Hooksett is safer than 96% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $151 per resident a year.
Compare Hooksett with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hooksett. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hooksett represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Hooksett detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hooksett: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hooksett: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hooksett: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hooksett: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hooksett detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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