Compare towns
Freedom vs Seabrook vs Effingham
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%).
Seabrook has the most renters (31.8% rent).
Effingham has the most kids (19.5% under 18).
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 | Effingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,494Lowest |
8,427Highest |
1,912 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.4% NH: +4.6% |
-3.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+15.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 60.6±3.2Highest 40% above NH |
54±1.9 25% above NH |
46.9±12.4Lowest 8% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 12.9%±5.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
14.8%±3.1 NH: 18.2% |
19.5%±4.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Effingham and Seabrook 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%±5 NH: 20.1% |
18.7%±2.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Freedom and Seabrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
27.5% NH: 40.6% |
20.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.5 NH: 6% |
2.9%±1.3Highest NH: 6% |
1.1%±0.8Lowest 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±$15kHighest 15% below NH |
$76,607±$14k 23% below NH |
| Seabrook and Effingham 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 |
$443,500±$40kHighest 10% above NH |
$322,700±$30kLowest 20% below NH |
| Seabrook and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,542±$174Highest 3% above NH |
$1,090±$121Lowest 27% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,478Lowest 48% below NH |
$5,785Highest 13% below NH |
$5,163 23% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 79.6%±75Highest NH: 48.2% |
50.4%±10 NH: 48.2% |
13.6%±40.4Lowest 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% |
9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91%Highest NH: 72.8% |
68.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
90.2% 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 min about the NH average |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
32 minHighest 18% above NH |
| Work from home | 18.5%±7.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
10.5%±3.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.1%±4.2 NH: 16.8% |
| Freedom and Effingham 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 | Governor Wentworth Regional School District |
| High school in town | None 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.