Best PlacesFremont, NH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fremont, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Fremont ranks 2,550th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Fremont
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Fremont's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fremont ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
Where Fremont ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,375 a month, better than only 7% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 11% of towns
- Short commute32.9 minutes each way, better than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fremont
A household needs to earn about $121,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fremont home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $120,282; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Fremont's effective rate of 1.72%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fremont
Fremont runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Fremont.
Who works in Fremont, and how
Work in Fremont centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Fremont
The coast is about 25 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Fremont, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Fremont, month by month
Fremont sees roughly 96 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 27° | 19° |
| April | 57° | 45° | 36° |
| July | 83° | 71° | 61° |
| October | 62° | 51° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Fremont
The nearest airport, Manchester Boston Regional, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 44 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fremont
Schools across Fremont average a C, better than 34% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Swasey Central SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Epping Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Ellis SchoolC · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Epping Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Sanborn Regional High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Epping High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Raymond High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fremont school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fremont measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Fremont against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fremont
Is Fremont a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fremont ranks 2,550th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, low crime, and heat safety, and lowest on property taxes and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fremont expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $409,542. The overall cost of living runs about 18% above the national average. Set against a $120,282 median income, cost of living beats 78% of towns.
Is Fremont safe?
Yes, Fremont is safer than 99% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $122 per resident a year.
Compare Fremont with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fremont. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fremont represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Fremont detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fremont: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fremont: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fremont: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fremont: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fremont detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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