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The best of Fremont’s subject grades are a B+ for cost of living and history; the weakest is a D for health. 28% of residents live below the poverty line in Fremont, where North Carolina’s towns sit at 13% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The median household income is $52K, and 28% of residents live below the poverty line. Among 235 North Carolina towns, just 10 have a lower typical home value than Fremont. On the outdoors, just 9 of North Carolina’s 451 towns do worse. Fremont has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Charles B. Aycock Birthplace and Eureka United Methodist Church. Fremont has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Fremont beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Fremont | NC |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had a stroke | 6.5% | 3.6% |
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Carolina), ordered by how far Fremont is from typical.
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Census counts: 246 in 1880, a peak of 1,736 in 1980, 1,196 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1904 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fremont, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Fremont.
The typical Fremont home is worth about $140,000, down 3.8% in a year, 58% below the North Carolina typical home. 57% of Fremont households own their home, below both North Carolina’s towns (67%) and U.S. towns (73%). The median rent in Fremont is $912 a month.
| Fremont | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 57% | 67% | 73% |
| Median rent | $912 a month | $1,085 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
20% of Fremont adults have diabetes. Only 4 of the 290 North Carolina towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Fremont. 44% of Fremont adults have obesity.
| Fremont | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 52% | 38% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 16% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Fremont | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.3% | 14.7% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.5% | 76.7% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 6.5% | 3.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Fremont for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Fremont has lost 134 jobs, to 142 in 2023. The top destinations are Goldsboro (16%), Wilson (14%) and Raleigh (9%).
| Fremont | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fremont has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Fremont’s July high is 90°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Fremont since 2018.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
3 within 15 miles of the center of Fremont
About 1 of every 100 Fremont residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
Where Fremont’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in North Carolina, United States
Fremont is a town in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Fremont had a population of 1,196. It is included in the Goldsboro, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.