Compare towns
Freedom vs Newfields 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
Freedom has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.4%).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
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 | Freedom | Newfields | Seabrook Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,494 |
2,023Highest |
1,001Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+8.7% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 60.6±3.2 40% above NH |
44.1±1.8Lowest about the NH average |
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 | 12.9%±5.4 NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
5.2%±3.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Newfields and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 40.3%±4.7 NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest 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+ | 39.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
39.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
2.2%±3.2 NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Seabrook Beach 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 |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$93,571±$43k 6% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $389,000±$43kLowest 3% below NH |
$646,400±$34k 61% above NH |
$920,900±$75kHighest 129% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,725±$575Lowest 16% above NH |
| Newfields and Seabrook Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,478Lowest 48% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 79.6%±75 NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8Lowest 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 | 15%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7.8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91% NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the NH average |
26 minLowest 4% below NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 18.5%±7.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
39.5%±20Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Seabrook Beach and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Freedom School District | Newfields School District | — |
| High school in town | None 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.