Compare towns
Seabrook vs Wolfeboro 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 has the most renters (31.8% rent).
Wolfeboro has the most people working from home (22.9%).
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 | Wolfeboro | Freedom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,427Highest |
6,571 |
1,494Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+2.3% NH: +4.6% |
+13.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 54±1.9Lowest 25% above NH |
57±1.8 32% above NH |
60.6±3.2Highest 40% above NH |
| Freedom and Wolfeboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.8%±3.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
13.7%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
12.9%±5.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Seabrook and Wolfeboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.5%±5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
34.6%±5.2 NH: 20.1% |
40.3%±4.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Freedom and Wolfeboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
45%Highest NH: 40.6% |
39.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.3Highest NH: 6% |
2.8%±1.8 NH: 6% |
1.3%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Seabrook and Wolfeboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,349±$15k 15% below NH |
$94,375±$22kHighest 5% below NH |
$66,136±$14kLowest 33% below NH |
| Wolfeboro and Seabrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $443,500±$40k 10% above NH |
$546,500±$60kHighest 36% above NH |
$389,000±$43kLowest 3% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,542±$174Highest 3% above NH |
$1,103±$76Lowest 26% below NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,785Highest 13% below NH |
$4,531 32% below NH |
$3,478Lowest 48% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.4%±10 NH: 48.2% |
12%±11.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
79.6%±75Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Freedom and Seabrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.1% NH: 7.2% |
8.2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
15%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
78.1% NH: 72.8% |
91%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
1982Lowest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 22% below NH |
24 min 11% below NH |
26 minHighest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 10.5%±3.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.9%±6.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
18.5%±7.6 NH: 16.8% |
| Wolfeboro and Freedom 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 | #114 of 120 in NH | #46 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Seabrook School District | Governor Wentworth Regional School District | Freedom School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Kingswood Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1 |
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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.