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Center Harbor vs Freedom vs Seabrook Beach
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Center Harbor has the highest household income ($104k).
Freedom has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.4%).
Seabrook Beach has the most people working from home (39.5%).
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 | Center Harbor | Freedom | Seabrook Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 955Lowest |
1,494Highest |
1,001 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+13.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+8.7% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 60.4±4.8Lowest 39% above NH |
60.6±3.2 40% above NH |
62±3.8Highest 43% above NH |
| Seabrook Beach and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.9%±5.4 NH: 18.2% |
12.9%±5.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
5.2%±3.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Freedom and Center Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 39.5%±13.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
40.3%±4.7 NH: 20.1% |
42.1%±7.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Seabrook Beach and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
39.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
39.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
1.3%±1.5 NH: 6% |
2.2%±3.2Highest NH: 6% |
| Seabrook Beach and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,313±$16kHighest 5% above NH |
$66,136±$14kLowest 33% below NH |
$93,571±$43k 6% below NH |
| Center Harbor and Seabrook Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $463,800±$74k 15% above NH |
$389,000±$43kLowest 3% below NH |
$920,900±$75kHighest 129% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,725±$575 16% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,667 30% below NH |
$3,478Lowest 48% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.3%±59.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
79.6%±75 NH: 48.2% |
90.5%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Seabrook Beach and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
15%Highest NH: 7.2% |
7.8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91%Highest NH: 72.8% |
91%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 8% below NH |
26 min about the NH average |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 8.9%±5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
18.5%±7.6 NH: 16.8% |
39.5%±20Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Seabrook Beach and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Freedom School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.