Compare towns
Candia vs Ossipee vs Auburn
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ossipee has the most affordable homes ($326k median).
Auburn has grown the fastest since 2010 (+20%).
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 | Candia | Ossipee | Auburn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,134Lowest |
4,521 |
6,119Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.7% NH: +4.6% |
+0.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+20%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.3±3.8 12% above NH |
50±4.6Highest 15% above NH |
44.3±5.9Lowest about the NH average |
| Ossipee and Candia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.8%±3.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.5%±4.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.3%±4.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Ossipee and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.1%±4.4 NH: 20.1% |
26.3%±5.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
13.4%±3.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Ossipee and Candia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.7% NH: 40.6% |
24.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
55.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±2.6 NH: 6% |
2.9%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
7.2%±4.7Highest NH: 6% |
| Auburn and Candia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $119,737±$37k 21% above NH |
$90,521±$22kLowest 9% below NH |
$153,253±$6kHighest 55% above NH |
| Auburn and Candia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $415,600±$46k 3% above NH |
$325,500±$23kLowest 19% below NH |
$600,300±$29kHighest 49% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,213±$554Lowest 19% below NH |
$1,601±$245 7% above NH |
$1,893±$822Highest 27% above NH |
| Auburn and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,100 9% below NH |
$4,401Lowest 34% below NH |
$8,092Highest 21% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±21.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
72%±16.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
27.6%±27 NH: 48.2% |
| Below poverty line | 1.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.5% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.7% NH: 72.8% |
82%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest same as NH |
1979Lowest same as NH |
1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 29% above NH |
33 min 25% above NH |
28 minLowest 4% above NH |
| Work from home | 10.8%±4 NH: 16.8% |
5.3%±3.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.5%±6.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #41 of 120 in NH | #100 of 120 in NH | #44 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Candia School District | Governor Wentworth Regional School District | Auburn School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.