Compare towns
Freedom vs Hooksett vs Center Harbor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Freedom has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Hooksett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+27.4%).
Center Harbor has the most expensive homes ($464k 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.
| Measure | Freedom | Hooksett | Center Harbor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,494 |
5,876Highest |
955Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.4% NH: +4.6% |
+27.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-5.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 60.6±3.2Highest 40% above NH |
42.6±2Lowest about the NH average |
60.4±4.8 39% above NH |
| Freedom and Center Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.9%±5.4 NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
11.9%±5.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Hooksett and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 40.3%±4.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.7%±3.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
39.5%±13.2 NH: 20.1% |
| Freedom and Center Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
41.4% NH: 40.6% |
47.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.5 NH: 6% |
6.2%±3.7Highest NH: 6% |
0.9%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
| Hooksett and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,136±$14kLowest 33% below NH |
$101,053±$25k about the NH average |
$104,313±$16kHighest 5% above NH |
| Center Harbor and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $389,000±$43k 3% below NH |
$348,100±$32kLowest 14% below NH |
$463,800±$74kHighest 15% above NH |
| Center Harbor and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,811±$283 21% above NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,478Lowest 48% below NH |
$4,960Highest 26% below NH |
$4,667 30% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 79.6%±75Highest NH: 48.2% |
46%±20.2 NH: 48.2% |
14.3%±59.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Freedom and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4% NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91%Highest NH: 72.8% |
72.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1982Lowest 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the NH average |
29 minHighest 9% above NH |
25 minLowest 8% below NH |
| Work from home | 18.5%±7.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.4%±4.6 NH: 16.8% |
8.9%±5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Freedom and Hooksett 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 | — | #30 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Freedom School District | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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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.