What stands out worked out from the figures below

Freedom has the most people working from home (18.5%).

New Hampton has the highest household income ($95k).

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	Freedom	New Hampton
People
Population	1,494Lowest	2,509Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+13.4%Highest NH: +4.6%	+9.8%Lowest NH: +4.6%
Median age	60.6±3.2Highest 40% above NH	51.7±2.7Lowest 19% above NH
Kids under 18	12.9%±5.4Lowest NH: 18.2%	13.8%±4.3Highest NH: 18.2%
	New Hampton 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%	24.8%±5Lowest NH: 20.1%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	39.4%Highest NH: 40.6%	32.1%Lowest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.3%±1.5Lowest NH: 6%	4.2%±1.9Highest NH: 6%
	New Hampton 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	$95,250±$35kHighest 4% below NH
	New Hampton and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$389,000±$43kHighest 3% below NH	$383,700±$37kLowest 5% below NH
	Freedom and New Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$749±$433 50% below NH
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,478Lowest 48% below NH	$4,973Highest 25% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	79.6%±75Highest NH: 48.2%	21.3%±21.6Lowest NH: 48.2%
	Freedom and New Hampton 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%	13.2%Lowest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	91%Highest NH: 72.8%	87.7%Lowest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1983Lowest 4 yrs newer than NH	1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minLowest about the NH average	33 minHighest 22% above NH
Work from home	18.5%±7.6Highest NH: 16.8%	11.9%±3.9Lowest NH: 16.8%
	Freedom and New Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	Freedom School District	Newfound Area 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.