Cost of living in South Hooksett, New Hampshire
South Hooksett, New Hampshire has about 5,902 people. Typical rent is $1,471 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $130,000 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #1 in New Hampshire on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,471 a month.
South Hooksett is a Census community, not a separate city government in New Hampshire. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $130,000 a year.
- People
- 5,902
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,471
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $130,000
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $433,200
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,800
- Merrimack County, NH
South Hooksett, New Hampshire has about 5,902 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $433,200.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Merrimack County is $1,800 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in South Hooksett. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
New Hampshire's prices sit at 104.2 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
New Hampshire does not tax wages. A typical combined sales tax is 0.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not South Hooksett's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical New Hampshire home paid 26.60¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not South Hooksett's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for New Hampshire in the table we use.
Among 59 places we list in New Hampshire with a rent figure, 19 have higher typical rent than South Hooksett.
Nearby places
- Manchester
Typical rent $1,564
Compare with South Hooksett - Pinardville
Typical rent $1,082
Compare with South Hooksett - Hooksett
Typical rent $1,811
Compare with South Hooksett - Suncook
Typical rent $1,091
Compare with South Hooksett - Goffstown
Typical rent $1,233
Compare with South Hooksett - East Merrimack
Typical rent $1,952
Compare with South Hooksett - Derry
Typical rent $1,549
Compare with South Hooksett - Londonderry
Typical rent $1,952
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in New Hampshire
Bigger places in New Hampshire
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.