What stands out worked out from the figures below

Chester has the most people working from home (16.4%).

Fremont has the most affordable homes ($417k median).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Chester	Fremont
People
Population	5,300Highest	4,831Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+9.7%Lowest NH: +4.6%	+10.6%Highest NH: +4.6%
Median age	47.2±3.8Highest 9% above NH	44.3±3.4Lowest about the NH average
	Chester and Fremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.6%±3.7Lowest NH: 18.2%	20.4%±5.9Highest NH: 18.2%
	Fremont and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	17.4%±4Lowest NH: 20.1%	21.6%±4.3Highest NH: 20.1%
	Fremont and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	41.1%Highest NH: 40.6%	32.3%Lowest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.4%±2.1Highest NH: 6%	2.2%±1.4Lowest NH: 6%
	Chester and Fremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$142,212±$19kHighest 44% above NH	$120,781±$18kLowest 22% above NH
	Chester and Fremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$552,300±$42kHighest 37% above NH	$416,900±$31kLowest 4% above NH
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$2,668±$795 79% above NH
Property taxmedian, yearly	$8,464Highest 27% above NH	$6,954Lowest 4% above NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	19%±72.7Lowest NH: 48.2%	94.2%±5.4Highest NH: 48.2%
	Fremont and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4%Lowest NH: 7.2%	5.2%Highest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	97.7%Highest NH: 72.8%	90.5%Lowest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH	1988Lowest 9 yrs newer than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	35 minHighest 31% above NH	33 minLowest 24% above NH
Work from home	16.4%±5.1Highest NH: 16.8%	8.9%±4.2Lowest NH: 16.8%
	Chester and Fremont 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	#90 of 120 in NH	#91 of 120 in NH
School district	Chester School District	Fremont School District
High school in town	None in town	None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story	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.