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Bath vs Ossipee vs Sunapee
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bath has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3%).
Ossipee has the most kids (19.5% under 18).
Sunapee has the most expensive homes ($393k 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.
| Measure | Bath | Ossipee | Sunapee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
4,521 |
3,416Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Lowest 17% above U.S. |
50±4.6 29% above U.S. |
56.7±1.4Highest 46% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±4.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Ossipee and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
26.3%±5.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
33.3%±7.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Sunapee and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
24.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
50.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.9%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±3.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bath and Sunapee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,390±$12kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$90,521±$22k 12% above U.S. |
$101,393±$20kHighest 26% above U.S. |
| Sunapee and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$325,500±$23k about the U.S. average |
$393,000±$51kHighest 18% above U.S. |
| Sunapee and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,601±$245 13% above U.S. |
$1,713±$451Highest 21% above U.S. |
| Sunapee and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847Lowest 23% above U.S. |
$4,401Highest 41% above U.S. |
$4,400 41% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
72%±16.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
34.6%±10.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ossipee and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
33 minHighest 27% above U.S. |
33 min 24% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
5.3%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.5%±4.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bath and Sunapee 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 | #31 of 133 in ME | #100 of 120 in NH | #14 of 120 in NH |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Governor Wentworth Regional School District | Sunapee School District |
| High school in town | Morse High School | None in town | Sunapee Sr. High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
— | 11.9Lowest |
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| 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.