Compare towns
Raymond vs Hillsborough 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
Raymond has the shortest commute (30 min average).
Hillsborough has the most people working from home (14%).
Fremont has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.6%).
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 | Raymond | Hillsborough | Fremont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,900Highest |
5,980 |
4,831Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.4% NH: +4.6% |
-1.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+10.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±3.8 about the NH average |
40.9±4.6Lowest 6% below NH |
44.3±3.4Highest 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 | 18%±3.6 NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.4%±5.9Highest 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+ | 18%±3.3 NH: 20.1% |
16.4%±3.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
21.6%±4.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Fremont and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.4% NH: 40.6% |
23.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
32.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.7Highest NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.6 NH: 6% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Raymond and Hillsborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,597±$10k 6% above NH |
$84,495±$12kLowest 15% below NH |
$120,781±$18kHighest 22% above NH |
| Fremont and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $370,400±$17k 8% below NH |
$272,300±$16kLowest 32% below NH |
$416,900±$31kHighest 4% above NH |
| Fremont and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,376±$196 8% below NH |
$1,198±$390Lowest 20% below NH |
$2,668±$795Highest 79% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,146 8% below NH |
$5,815Lowest 13% below NH |
$6,954Highest 4% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.1%±11.9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
61.7%±23.1 NH: 48.2% |
94.2%±5.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Below poverty line | 6.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
6% NH: 7.2% |
5.2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
92.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
90.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 12% above NH |
41 minHighest 54% above NH |
33 min 24% above NH |
| Work from home | 9.4%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
14%±5.2Highest NH: 16.8% |
8.9%±4.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Hillsborough 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 | #96 of 120 in NH | #97 of 120 in NH | #91 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Raymond School District | Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District | Fremont School District |
| High school in town | Raymond High School | Hillsboro-Deering High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2Highest |
9.5Lowest |
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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.