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Most rooted, New Hampshire cities

New Hampshire cities ranked by the share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2024 ACS). These are the places where people stay put. This list covers the 26 cities in New Hampshire that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 26 is 86.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Hooksett, NH, up 15 places to #1.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS 2020

01▲15Hooksett, NHNH5,87694.3%+13.1 pts

02▼1Londonderry, NHNH12,22592.4%−2.6 pts

03▲4Suncook, NHNH5,43292.3%+5.0 pts

04▼2Hampton, NHNH10,10192.1%+0.5 pts

05▲1Derry, NHNH21,33990.0%+1.2 pts

06▼2Rochester, NHNH33,71689.9%+0.8 pts

07▲5Laconia, NHNH17,24688.9%+3.6 pts

08▲6Nashua, NHNH92,43587.2%+3.9 pts

09Franklin, NHNH8,83987.1%+1.3 pts

10▲12East Merrimack, NHNH5,08187.0%+9.0 pts

11▼6Hudson, NHNH7,46986.9%−2.1 pts

12▼1Concord, NHNH44,59786.8%+1.1 pts

13▲5Berlin, NHNH9,50286.6%+6.7 pts

14▼4Claremont, NHNH13,03286.0%+0.4 pts

15▼7Milford, NHNH8,95685.9%−0.6 pts

16▼13South Hooksett, NHNH5,90285.3%−4.1 pts

17▲4Manchester, NHNH116,81884.5%+6.1 pts

18▲5Keene, NHNH23,07284.2%+7.9 pts

19Dover, NHNH34,62382.5%+3.1 pts

20▼5Portsmouth, NHNH23,02882.4%+0.4 pts

21▼4Lebanon, NHNH15,48182.2%+2.3 pts

22▼9Exeter, NHNH9,96482.1%−2.8 pts

23▼3Somersworth, NHNH12,17180.9%+1.9 pts

24Newmarket, NHNH5,67980.6%+5.0 pts

25Hanover, NHNH8,47976.7%+8.0 pts

26Durham, NHNH10,68146.4%+11.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES