What stands out worked out from the figures below

Freedom has the most homeowners (91%).

Randolph has the highest household income ($102k).

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	Randolph
People
Population	1,494Highest	420Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+13.4% NH: +4.6%	—
Median age	60.6±3.2Highest 40% above NH	57.5±10.9Lowest 33% above NH
	Freedom and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	12.9%±5.4Lowest NH: 18.2%	14.5%±6.5Highest NH: 18.2%
	Randolph 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%	31.7%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	39.4%Lowest NH: 40.6%	60.1%Highest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.3%±1.5Lowest NH: 6%	5.5%±3.7Highest NH: 6%
	Randolph 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	$101,750±$16kHighest about the NH average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$389,000±$43kLowest 3% below NH	$407,000±$57kHighest about the NH average
	Randolph and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,667±$215 12% above NH
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,478Lowest 48% below NH	$4,269Highest 36% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	79.6%±75Highest NH: 48.2%	50%±53.1Lowest NH: 48.2%
	Freedom and Randolph 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%	6.7%Lowest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	91%Highest NH: 72.8%	83.3%Lowest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH	1963Lowest 16 yrs older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minLowest about the NH average	27 minHighest about the NH average
Work from home	18.5%±7.6Lowest NH: 16.8%	19.5%±5.3Highest NH: 16.8%
	Randolph and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	Freedom School District	—
High school in town	None in town	—
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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.