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Brentwood vs Eliot vs Fremont
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brentwood has the highest household income ($166k).
Eliot has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Fremont has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.6%).
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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 | Brentwood | Eliot | Fremont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,641Lowest |
7,146Highest |
4,831 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.8±3.1Lowest 13% above U.S. |
50.8±5.9Highest 31% above U.S. |
44.3±3.4 14% above U.S. |
| Eliot and Fremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±4.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.4%±5.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Brentwood and Fremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±3.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
27.8%±6.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Eliot and Brentwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
43.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
32.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.2%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brentwood and Fremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $165,509±$23kHighest 105% above U.S. |
$101,522±$10kLowest 26% above U.S. |
$120,781±$18k 50% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $528,100±$75kHighest 59% above U.S. |
$498,900±$62k 50% above U.S. |
$416,900±$31kLowest 25% above U.S. |
| Brentwood and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,217±$654 57% above U.S. |
$1,948±$471Lowest 38% above U.S. |
$2,668±$795Highest 89% above U.S. |
| Fremont and Brentwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,713Highest 211% above U.S. |
$4,549Lowest 46% above U.S. |
$6,954 123% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.9%±37.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
55.1%±20.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
94.2%±5.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Fremont and Brentwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1995Highest 15 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979Lowest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1988 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 15% below U.S. |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 23.1%±8.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.4%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
8.9%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Brentwood and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #16 of 120 in NH | #19 of 133 in ME | #91 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Brentwood School District | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | Fremont School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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U.S. 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.