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For most people who can afford it, yes. Fremont grades B overall, 70th among New Hampshire's 125 graded towns. It reports less crime per resident than 91% of U.S. towns. The median household earns $121K and it is healthier than 85% of U.S. towns. What holds it back is price: homes are expensive, about $543K for a typical one and 4.7 times the Boston metro’s $116K median household income. Fremont’s median rent is $2,668 a month, where New Hampshire’s towns sit at $1,382 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. On history, just 9 of New Hampshire’s 187 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 77% of U.S. towns.
Where Fremont beats most towns.
4,283 counted in 2010 and 4,739 in 2020; an estimated 4,923 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Hampshire), ordered by how far Fremont is from typical.
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Census counts: 493 in 1790, a low of 493 in 1790, 4,739 in 2020. The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 1905 and 3 maps from 1935 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fremont. Close and well known come first.
12 mi Ancient siteAmerica's Stonehenge
16 mi Theme parkCanobie Lake Park
35 mi MuseumPeabody Essex Museum
17 mi Stadium & arenaSNHU Arena
29 mi LighthouseCape Neddick Light
19 mi MuseumStrawbery BankeAmerica's Stonehenge: User:Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Canobie Lake Park: Alex1961, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Peabody Essex Museum: Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0 · SNHU Arena: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Cape Neddick Light: Stefan Hillebrand, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Strawbery Banke: Ken Gallager (Ken Gallager from en.wikipedia), Public domain
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 19, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Fremont.
Fremont sends many workers across the state line to Boston, is safe by national standards but not by New Hampshire’s and gets more snow than most of the country, though not than most of New Hampshire.
26 miles of trail in 8 parks and preserves. The trail density in Fremont is 1.5 miles per square mile. Glen Oaks Town Forest, at 378 acres with 3.8 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Glen Oaks Town Forest | 3.8 mi | 378 |
| 2. Oak Ridge Town Forest | 1.6 mi | 168 |
| 3. Brown Brook Forest | 1.5 mi | 339 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Fremont School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 353 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NH on state tests
At 5.4 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 72% of New Hampshire’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2025, 0.4 per 1,000 residents.
Fremont’s violent crime rate is 0.4 per 1,000 residents.
| Fremont | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.4 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.7 per 1,000 residents | 4.4 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Within New Hampshire it is less healthy than 56% of the 126 graded towns: New Hampshire sets a high bar. Against the 5,642 U.S. towns with household incomes like Fremont’s, it is healthier than 67%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
29% of Fremont adults feel lonely. Fremont tracks New Hampshire closely on all 32 CDC measures. 14% of Fremont adults say their health is fair or poor.
| Fremont | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.4% | 9.5% | 12% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
20% of working residents cross a state line to work, Boston among the top destinations. Fremont has 571 jobs for its 2,785 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Fremont for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Fremont grew to 571 in 2023, 122 more than in 2013. 8.9% of workers work from home in Fremont.
| Fremont | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $121,000 | $103,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 8.9% | 16% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.2% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Epping weather station records that 57 inches of snow fall in a normal winter: more than most of the country, but less than 87% of New Hampshire places with climate records. July afternoons average 82.5°: cooler than most of the country, but hotter than 85% of New Hampshire places with climate records; January nights average 14.6°.
Fremont has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers.
| Fremont | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 15°F | 13°F | 22°F |
| July high | 83°F | 81°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (21% statewide). Fremont has grown 3.9% since 2020, to 4,923 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 32% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 41% across New Hampshire.
| Fremont | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 20% | 18% | 22% |
| Median age | 44.3 years | 45 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 39% | 29% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.3 points. Across New Hampshire, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Fremont | NH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.4% | 9.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11% | 8.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.9% | 8.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.7% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.2% | 12.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.1% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.2% | 15.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.6% | 12.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.1% | 7.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.8% | 5.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.9% | 26.8% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.6% | 17.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.4% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.5% | 24.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.7% | 16.1% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,900, single groups can be off by several points
Among 125 New Hampshire towns, just 1 have a higher share of renters spending 30% or more of income on rent than Fremont. The typical Fremont home is worth about $543,000, up 3% in a year, 6% above the New Hampshire typical home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities. Since 1996, 40 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Fremont.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Fremont
About 2 of every 100 Fremont residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Hampshire.
Where Fremont’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
American town
Fremont is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,739 at the 2020 census, up from 4,283 at the 2010 census. Fremont is crossed by the Rockingham Recreation Trail (a rail trail) and NH Route 107.
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3 towns share a border with Fremont.
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Fremont grades B overall, better than 63% of U.S. towns and #70 of 125 in New Hampshire. It grades A for health, A for safety and C for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
