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Hooksett is a big small town of 5,876 people in Merrimack County, New Hampshire. It's about 8 miles from Manchester, NH and 57 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 62 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $348k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,876people
$348kTypical home
$1,811/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
62"Snow
220Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,876
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,088 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Boston, MA
- 8 mi to Manchester, NH
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $348k (≈$2,195/mo)
- Median rent $1,811/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 62" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (65 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (719 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 23% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to MHT airport
- 55 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 279 ft
- 35 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 565 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 221 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Merrimack County: D+5 in 2024
- New Hampshire: D+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk