Compare towns
Fremont vs Hooksett vs Milton
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).
Hooksett has the shortest commute (27 min average).
Milton has the most people working from home (18.9%).
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 | Hooksett | Milton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,831 |
15,057Highest |
4,538Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+10.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-2.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.3±3.4 about the NH average |
41.3±1.5Lowest 5% below NH |
45.7±2.4Highest 6% above NH |
| Milton and Fremont 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% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18.4%±5 NH: 18.2% |
| Fremont and Milton 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% |
17.3%±2.4 NH: 20.1% |
16.1%±3.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Fremont and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.3% NH: 40.6% |
39.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
21.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
8.9%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
2.3%±1.8 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $120,781±$18kHighest 22% above NH |
$117,962±$11k 19% above NH |
$94,493±$27kLowest 5% below NH |
| Fremont and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $416,900±$31kHighest 4% above NH |
$407,000±$26k about the NH average |
$318,400±$34kLowest 21% below NH |
| Fremont and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,668±$795Highest 79% above NH |
$1,661±$206 11% above NH |
$1,587±$318Lowest 6% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,954Highest 4% above NH |
$6,554 about the NH average |
$5,663Lowest 15% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 94.2%±5.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
41.7%±16.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
63.7%±24.9 NH: 48.2% |
| Below poverty line | 5.2% NH: 7.2% |
3.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
80.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
86.3% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1980Lowest 1 yr newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 24% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
33 minHighest 25% above NH |
| Work from home | 8.9%±4.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
13.4%±3.1 NH: 16.8% |
18.9%±6.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Milton and Hooksett 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 | #30 of 120 in NH | #116 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Fremont School District | Hooksett School District | Milton School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Nute High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.6 |
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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.