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Baldwin vs Milbridge vs Ossipee

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Baldwin has the most homeowners (89%).
Milbridge has the most people working from home (18.9%).
Ossipee has the highest household income ($91k).

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.

MeasureBaldwinMilbridgeOssipee
People
Population
1,170Lowest
1,222
4,521Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-0.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+1.6%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.6%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
50.6±4.6Highest
30% above U.S.
50.3±6.2
29% above U.S.
50±4.6Lowest
29% above U.S.
Baldwin and Milbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
12.1%±3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
22.5%±4.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.5%±4.5
U.S.: 22%
Milbridge and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
27.7%±3.5
U.S.: 17.2%
30.2%±5.2Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
26.3%±5.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Milbridge and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
23.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
24.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
24.8%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.3%±2.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.2%±1.3Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.9%±1.7
U.S.: 6.4%
Baldwin and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$68,045±$8k
16% below U.S.
$60,536±$16kLowest
25% below U.S.
$90,521±$22kHighest
12% above U.S.
Ossipee and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$263,200±$38k
21% below U.S.
$240,400±$31kLowest
28% below U.S.
$325,500±$23kHighest
about the U.S. average
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$619±$186Lowest
56% below U.S.
$1,601±$245Highest
13% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,540
19% below U.S.
$2,022Lowest
35% below U.S.
$4,401Highest
41% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
16.7%±42.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
45.8%±22.6
U.S.: 51.1%
72%±16.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Ossipee and Milbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
18.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.1%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
89%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
85.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
82%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1979Highest
1 yr older than U.S.
1974Lowest
6 yrs older than U.S.
1979Highest
1 yr older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 min
23% above U.S.
18 minLowest
31% below U.S.
33 minHighest
27% above U.S.
Work from home
8.8%±4.8
U.S.: 15.1%
18.9%±6.1Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
5.3%±3.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Milbridge and Baldwin 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 — — #100 of 120 in NH
School district — RSU 37/MSAD 37 Governor Wentworth Regional School District
High school in town — None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet

U.S. 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.