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Fremont vs Durham vs Northwood
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fremont has the most kids (20.4% under 18).
Durham has the youngest population (median age 20.1).
Northwood has the most people working from home (18.7%).
Durham is a college town. 70.2% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Fremont | Durham | Northwood |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,831 |
10,681Highest |
4,688Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+7.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+9.4% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.3±3.4Highest about the NH average |
20.1±0.2Lowest 54% below NH |
42.4±7.8 about the NH average |
| Fremont and Northwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±5.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
6.5%±2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18%±4.4 NH: 18.2% |
| Fremont and Northwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±4.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
7.5%±1.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
21.5%±5.2 NH: 20.1% |
| Fremont and Northwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
75.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
38.9% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
70.2%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±2 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $120,781±$18k 22% above NH |
$112,070±$25kLowest 13% above NH |
$129,375±$23kHighest 31% above NH |
| Northwood and Fremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $416,900±$31k 4% above NH |
$498,000±$45kHighest 24% above NH |
$363,000±$13kLowest 10% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,668±$795Highest 79% above NH |
$1,302±$211 13% below NH |
$1,201±$372Lowest 19% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,954 4% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$5,806Lowest 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 94.2%±5.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
55.4%±19.2 NH: 48.2% |
23.7%±29.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Below poverty line | 5.2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
12.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
7.5% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
53.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
89% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1973 6 yrs older than NH |
1970Lowest 9 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 24% above NH |
17 minLowest 36% below NH |
37 minHighest 37% above NH |
| Work from home | 8.9%±4.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
18.7%±6.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Northwood and Durham 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 | #91 of 120 in NH | #9 of 120 in NH | #24 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Fremont School District | — | Northwood School District · Coe-Brown Northwood Academy School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Coe-Brown Northwood Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.5 |
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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.