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Brookfield vs Ossipee vs Laconia
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookfield has the most expensive homes ($428k median).
Ossipee has the highest household income ($91k).
Laconia has the shortest commute (17 min average).
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 | Brookfield | Ossipee | Laconia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 567Lowest |
4,521 |
17,085Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+0.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.8% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 58.1±9.7Highest 34% above NH |
50±4.6 15% above NH |
45.3±3.9Lowest 5% above NH |
| Brookfield and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 8.6%±4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.5%±4.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.4%±2.9 NH: 18.2% |
| Ossipee and Laconia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 38.4%±3.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
26.3%±5.9 NH: 20.1% |
22.8%±2.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.8%Highest NH: 40.6% |
24.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
27.2% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±5Highest NH: 6% |
2.9%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
3.1%±1.1 NH: 6% |
| Brookfield and Laconia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,406±$31k 18% below NH |
$90,521±$22kHighest 9% below NH |
$73,218±$12kLowest 26% below NH |
| Ossipee and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $428,000±$61kHighest 6% above NH |
$325,500±$23kLowest 19% below NH |
$340,300±$16k 15% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,601±$245Highest 7% above NH |
$1,224±$107Lowest 18% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,926Highest 11% below NH |
$4,401Lowest 34% below NH |
$4,484 33% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 72%±16.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
54.5%±10.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Ossipee and Laconia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.1% NH: 7.2% |
12.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 98.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
82% NH: 72.8% |
64.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 4 yrs older than NH |
1979Highest same as NH |
1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the NH average |
33 minHighest 25% above NH |
17 minLowest 36% below NH |
| Work from home | 13.7%±6.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
5.3%±3.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
13.5%±3.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Brookfield and Laconia 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 | #105 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Governor Wentworth Regional School District | Laconia School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Laconia High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.0 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
NH 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.