Compare towns
Freedom vs Seabrook 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.4%).
Seabrook has the most renters (31.8% rent).
Center Harbor has the highest household income ($104k).
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 | Seabrook | Center Harbor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,494 |
8,427Highest |
955Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-3.4% NH: +4.6% |
-5.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 60.6±3.2Highest 40% above NH |
54±1.9Lowest 25% above NH |
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% |
14.8%±3.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
11.9%±5.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Seabrook 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% |
31.5%±5Lowest 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% NH: 40.6% |
27.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
47.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.5 NH: 6% |
2.9%±1.3Highest NH: 6% |
0.9%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
| Seabrook 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 |
$84,349±$15k 15% below NH |
$104,313±$16kHighest 5% above NH |
| Center Harbor and Seabrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $389,000±$43kLowest 3% below NH |
$443,500±$40k 10% above NH |
$463,800±$74kHighest 15% above NH |
| Center Harbor and Seabrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,542±$174 3% above NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,478Lowest 48% below NH |
$5,785Highest 13% below NH |
$4,667 30% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 79.6%±75Highest NH: 48.2% |
50.4%±10 NH: 48.2% |
14.3%±59.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Freedom and Seabrook 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% |
12.1% NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91%Highest NH: 72.8% |
68.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
1982Lowest 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest about the NH average |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
25 min 8% below NH |
| Work from home | 18.5%±7.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
10.5%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
8.9%±5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Freedom and Seabrook 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 | — | #114 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Freedom School District | Seabrook School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.