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South Hooksett is a big small town of 5,902 people in Merrimack County, New Hampshire. It's about 3 miles from Manchester, NH and 52 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 55 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $433k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,902people
$433kTypical home
$1,471/moRent
81° / 31°Summer / winter
55"Snow
220Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,902
- Part of a metro area
- About 876 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Boston, MA
- 3 mi to Manchester, NH
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $433k (≈$2,732/mo)
- Median rent $1,471/mo
- Median household income $130k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 55" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (73 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (593 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 29% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 14% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to MHT airport
- 51 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 561 ft
- 32 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 49 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 716 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 277 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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