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Fremont vs Raymond 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).
Raymond has the shortest commute (30 min average).
Northwood has the most people working from home (18.7%).
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 | Raymond | Northwood |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,831 |
10,900Highest |
4,688Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+9.4% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.3±3.4Highest about the NH average |
43.4±3.8 about the NH average |
42.4±7.8Lowest about the NH average |
| Fremont and Raymond 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% |
18%±3.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18%±4.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Fremont and Raymond 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% |
18%±3.3Lowest 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% NH: 40.6% |
26.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
38.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
3.9%±1.7Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±2 NH: 6% |
| Raymond and Northwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $120,781±$18k 22% above NH |
$104,597±$10kLowest 6% 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±$31kHighest 4% above NH |
$370,400±$17k 8% below NH |
$363,000±$13kLowest 10% below NH |
| Fremont and Raymond 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 |
$1,376±$196 8% below NH |
$1,201±$372Lowest 19% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,954Highest 4% above NH |
$6,146 8% below NH |
$5,806Lowest 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 94.2%±5.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
24.1%±11.9 NH: 48.2% |
23.7%±29.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Below poverty line | 5.2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
6.7% NH: 7.2% |
7.5%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
85.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
89% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1970Lowest 9 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 24% above NH |
30 minLowest 12% above NH |
37 minHighest 37% above NH |
| Work from home | 8.9%±4.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
9.4%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
18.7%±6.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Northwood and Raymond 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 | #96 of 120 in NH | #24 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Fremont School District | Raymond School District | Northwood School District · Coe-Brown Northwood Academy School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Raymond High School | Coe-Brown Northwood Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.2Lowest |
11.5Highest |
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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.