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Northwood vs Barnstead vs Fremont
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Northwood has the most people working from home (18.7%).
Barnstead has the shortest commute (31 min average).
Fremont has the most expensive homes ($417k median).
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 | Northwood | Barnstead | Fremont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,688Lowest |
4,994Highest |
4,831 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4% NH: +4.6% |
+7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+10.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42.4±7.8Lowest about the NH average |
42.8±3.1 about the NH average |
44.3±3.4Highest about the NH average |
| Fremont and Barnstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±4.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
21%±5Highest NH: 18.2% |
20.4%±5.9 NH: 18.2% |
| Barnstead and Fremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±5.2 NH: 20.1% |
20.6%±4.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
21.6%±4.3Highest 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+ | 38.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
32.3% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±2 NH: 6% |
5.9%±2.9Highest NH: 6% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Barnstead and Northwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $129,375±$23kHighest 31% above NH |
$111,660±$12kLowest 13% above NH |
$120,781±$18k 22% 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 | $363,000±$13k 10% below NH |
$362,400±$25kLowest 10% below NH |
$416,900±$31kHighest 4% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,201±$372Lowest 19% below NH |
$1,395±$75 6% below NH |
$2,668±$795Highest 79% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,806Lowest 13% below NH |
$6,003 10% below NH |
$6,954Highest 4% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.7%±29.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
47.6%±50.9 NH: 48.2% |
94.2%±5.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Fremont and Barnstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.5%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
5.2% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
90.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 9 yrs older than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 37% above NH |
31 minLowest 16% above NH |
33 min 24% above NH |
| Work from home | 18.7%±6.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
13%±4.5 NH: 16.8% |
8.9%±4.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Northwood and Barnstead 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 | #24 of 120 in NH | #111 of 120 in NH | #91 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Northwood School District · Coe-Brown Northwood Academy School District | Barnstead School District | Fremont School District |
| High school in town | Coe-Brown Northwood Academy | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5 |
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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.