Compare towns
Seabrook Beach vs Newfields vs Freedom
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Seabrook Beach has the most people working from home (39.5%).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Freedom has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.4%).
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 | Seabrook Beach | Newfields | Freedom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,001Lowest |
2,023Highest |
1,494 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.7% NH: +4.6% |
+5.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+13.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 62±3.8Highest 43% above NH |
44.1±1.8Lowest about the NH average |
60.6±3.2 40% above NH |
| Seabrook Beach and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 5.2%±3.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
12.9%±5.4 NH: 18.2% |
| Newfields and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 42.1%±7.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
40.3%±4.7 NH: 20.1% |
| Seabrook Beach and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.6% NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
39.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±3.2 NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
1.3%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Seabrook Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,571±$43k 6% below NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$66,136±$14kLowest 33% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $920,900±$75kHighest 129% above NH |
$646,400±$34k 61% above NH |
$389,000±$43kLowest 3% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,725±$575Lowest 16% above NH |
$1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
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| Newfields and Seabrook Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$3,478Lowest 48% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90.5%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
79.6%±75 NH: 48.2% |
| Seabrook Beach and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8% NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
15%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
91% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 22% above NH |
26 minLowest 4% below NH |
26 min about the NH average |
| Work from home | 39.5%±20Highest NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
18.5%±7.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Seabrook Beach and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Newfields School District | Freedom School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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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.