Compare towns
Canaan vs Enfield vs Ossipee
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Canaan has the most people working from home (14.9%).
Enfield has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Ossipee has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.6%).
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 | Canaan | Enfield | Ossipee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,811Lowest |
4,475 |
4,521Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
-2.6% NH: +4.6% |
+0.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.4±3.7Lowest about the NH average |
58.3±5.4Highest 35% above NH |
50±4.6 15% above NH |
| Enfield and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±4.6 NH: 18.2% |
7.9%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.5%±4.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Ossipee and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±4.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
30.7%±7.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
26.3%±5.9 NH: 20.1% |
| Enfield and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.2% NH: 40.6% |
43%Highest NH: 40.6% |
24.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7%±2.5Highest NH: 6% |
2.7%±3.4Lowest NH: 6% |
2.9%±1.7 NH: 6% |
| Canaan and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,583±$6kLowest 18% below NH |
$95,474±$19kHighest 4% below NH |
$90,521±$22k 9% below NH |
| Enfield and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $254,000±$26kLowest 37% below NH |
$390,800±$71kHighest about the NH average |
$325,500±$23k 19% below NH |
| Enfield and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,140±$90Lowest 24% below NH |
$1,181±$563 21% below NH |
$1,601±$245Highest 7% above NH |
| Ossipee and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,985 10% below NH |
$6,203Highest 7% below NH |
$4,401Lowest 34% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.4%±25.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
17.8%±16.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
72%±16.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Canaan and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.6% NH: 7.2% |
16.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
82.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
82% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 12% above NH |
24 minLowest 11% below NH |
33 minHighest 25% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.9%±6Highest NH: 16.8% |
11%±5.7 NH: 16.8% |
5.3%±3.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Canaan and Enfield 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 | #83 of 120 in NH | #5 of 120 in NH | #100 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Mascoma Valley Regional School District | Mascoma Valley Regional School District | Governor Wentworth Regional School District |
| High school in town | Mascoma Valley Regional High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3 |
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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.