What stands out worked out from the figures below

South Hampton has the most people working from home (17%).

Fremont has the most affordable 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	South Hampton	Fremont
People
Population	984Lowest	4,831Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+9.8%Lowest NH: +4.6%	+10.6%Highest NH: +4.6%
Median age	45.1±5.3Highest 4% above NH	44.3±3.4Lowest about the NH average
	South Hampton and Fremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	23.3%±5.8Highest NH: 18.2%	20.4%±5.9Lowest NH: 18.2%
	South Hampton and Fremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	16.5%±1.4Lowest NH: 20.1%	21.6%±4.3Highest NH: 20.1%
	Fremont and South Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	52.4%Highest NH: 40.6%	32.3%Lowest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.7%±1.6Highest NH: 6%	2.2%±1.4Lowest NH: 6%
	South Hampton and Fremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$152,500±$44kHighest 54% above NH	$120,781±$18kLowest 22% above NH
	South Hampton and Fremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$661,100±$45kHighest 64% above NH	$416,900±$31kLowest 4% above NH
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,889±$489Lowest 27% above NH	$2,668±$795Highest 79% above NH
	Fremont and South Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$9,109Highest 37% above NH	$6,954Lowest 4% above NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	30%±40.8Lowest NH: 48.2%	94.2%±5.4Highest NH: 48.2%
Below poverty line	3.3%Lowest NH: 7.2%	5.2%Highest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	88.6%Lowest NH: 72.8%	90.5%Highest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Lowest 3 yrs older than NH	1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	28 minLowest 6% above NH	33 minHighest 24% above NH
Work from home	17%±3.9Highest NH: 16.8%	8.9%±4.2Lowest NH: 16.8%
	South Hampton and Fremont 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
School district	South Hampton School District	Fremont School District
High school in town	None in town	None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story	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.