Compare towns
Barnstead vs Fremont vs Hanover
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barnstead has the most affordable homes ($362k median).
Fremont has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.6%).
Hanover has the most people working from home (26.4%).
Hanover is a college town. 36.9% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Barnstead | Fremont | Hanover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,994 |
4,831Lowest |
11,685Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7% NH: +4.6% |
+10.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42.8±3.1 about the NH average |
44.3±3.4Highest about the NH average |
28.7±5.1Lowest 34% below NH |
| Fremont and Barnstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±5Highest NH: 18.2% |
20.4%±5.9 NH: 18.2% |
14.4%±2.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Barnstead and Fremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.6%±4.8 NH: 20.1% |
21.6%±4.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.7%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Fremont and Barnstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
32.3% NH: 40.6% |
88.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±2.9 NH: 6% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
36.9%±2.4Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $111,660±$12kLowest 13% above NH |
$120,781±$18k 22% above NH |
$169,583±$36kHighest 71% above NH |
| Hanover and Fremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,400±$25kLowest 10% below NH |
$416,900±$31k 4% above NH |
$824,900±$61kHighest 105% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,395±$75Lowest 6% below NH |
$2,668±$795Highest 79% above NH |
$2,253±$217 51% above NH |
| Fremont and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,003Lowest 10% below NH |
$6,954 4% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.6%±50.9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
94.2%±5.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
66.4%±17.5 NH: 48.2% |
| Below poverty line | 3.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
5.2% NH: 7.2% |
5.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
90.5% NH: 72.8% |
73.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1976Lowest 3 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 16% above NH |
33 minHighest 24% above NH |
20 minLowest 27% below NH |
| Work from home | 13%±4.5 NH: 16.8% |
8.9%±4.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.4%±5Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #111 of 120 in NH | #91 of 120 in NH | #1 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Barnstead School District | Fremont School District | Dresden School District · Hanover School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Hanover High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.7 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
NH average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.