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Carroll vs Gorham vs Freedom
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Carroll has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Gorham has the most affordable homes ($162k median).
Freedom has the most people working from home (18.5%).
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 | Carroll | Gorham | Freedom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 659Lowest |
2,682Highest |
1,494 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% NH: +4.6% |
-5.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+13.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 62.4±4.8Highest 44% above NH |
53.9±3.6Lowest 24% above NH |
60.6±3.2 40% above NH |
| Carroll and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 7%±4.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
12.5%±3.9 NH: 18.2% |
12.9%±5.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Freedom and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 39.5%±4.4 NH: 20.1% |
31.7%±6.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
40.3%±4.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Freedom and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.2% NH: 40.6% |
20.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
39.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.2 NH: 6% |
6.7%±2.8Highest NH: 6% |
1.3%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,821±$26k 35% below NH |
$61,275±$7kLowest 38% below NH |
$66,136±$14kHighest 33% below NH |
| Freedom and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $261,500±$42k 35% below NH |
$161,600±$49kLowest 60% below NH |
$389,000±$43kHighest 3% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,078±$241Highest 28% below NH |
$838±$83Lowest 44% below NH |
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| Carroll and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,356Lowest 50% below NH |
$4,334Highest 35% below NH |
$3,478 48% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28%±47.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
41%±20.3 NH: 48.2% |
79.6%±75Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Freedom and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.5% NH: 7.2% |
4.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
15%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
71.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 19% below NH |
23 min 15% below NH |
26 minHighest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 4.6%±3.2 NH: 16.8% |
1.7%±1.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
18.5%±7.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #57 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District | Freedom School District |
| High school in town | — | Gorham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.0 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.