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Durham vs Fremont vs Durham vs Newmarket
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Durham has the most people working from home (19.4%).
Fremont has the most homeowners (90.5%).
Durham has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Newmarket has the most renters (47.1% rent).
Durham is a college town. 55.1% 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.
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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 | Durham | Fremont | Durham | Newmarket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 15,080Highest |
4,831Lowest |
10,681 |
9,463 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8% NH: +4.6% |
+10.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+7.8% NH: +4.6% |
+5.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 20.8±0.3 52% below NH |
44.3±3.4Highest about the NH average |
20.1±0.2Lowest 54% below NH |
41.2±1.9 5% below NH |
| Fremont and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 10.3%±2.1 NH: 18.2% |
20.4%±5.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
6.5%±2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
15.6%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
| Fremont and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 11.5%±1.6 NH: 20.1% |
21.6%±4.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
7.5%±1.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
16.1%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Fremont and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 75.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
32.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
75.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
49.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 55.1%±3.2 NH: 6% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
70.2%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $124,056±$21kHighest 25% above NH |
$120,781±$18k 22% above NH |
$112,070±$25k 13% above NH |
$100,845±$13kLowest about the NH average |
| Durham and Fremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $504,300±$41kHighest 25% above NH |
$416,900±$31kLowest 4% above NH |
$498,000±$45k 24% above NH |
$455,000±$22k 13% above NH |
| Durham and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,429±$143 4% below NH |
$2,668±$795Highest 79% above NH |
$1,302±$211Lowest 13% below NH |
$1,671±$69 12% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,954Lowest 4% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$8,734 31% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.4%±16 NH: 48.2% |
94.2%±5.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
55.4%±19.2 NH: 48.2% |
46.3%±8.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Below poverty line | 15.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
5.2% NH: 7.2% |
12.4% NH: 7.2% |
4.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.4% NH: 72.8% |
90.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
53.6% NH: 72.8% |
52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 27% below NH |
33 minHighest 24% above NH |
17 minLowest 36% below NH |
28 min 6% above NH |
| Work from home | 19.4%±3.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
8.9%±4.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
| Durham and Newmarket 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 | #9 of 120 in NH | #91 of 120 in NH | #9 of 120 in NH | #39 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Oyster River Coop School District | Fremont School District | — | Newmarket School District |
| High school in town | Oyster River High School | None in town | — | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3Highest |
— | — | 9.9Lowest |
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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.