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Carroll vs Ossipee vs Landaff

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Carroll has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Ossipee has the most kids (19.5% under 18).
Landaff has the most people working from home (10.2%).

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.

MeasureCarrollOssipeeLandaff
People
Population
659
4,521Highest
420Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+7.5%Highest
NH: +4.6%
+0.6%Lowest
NH: +4.6%
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Median age
62.4±4.8Highest
44% above NH
50±4.6Lowest
15% above NH
56.4±5.2
30% above NH
Carroll and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
7%±4.5Lowest
NH: 18.2%
19.5%±4.5Highest
NH: 18.2%
16.2%±5.9
NH: 18.2%
Ossipee and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
39.5%±4.4Highest
NH: 20.1%
26.3%±5.9Lowest
NH: 20.1%
28.8%±4.7
NH: 20.1%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
35.2%Highest
NH: 40.6%
24.8%Lowest
NH: 40.6%
26.3%
NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.8%±1.2
NH: 6%
2.9%±1.7Highest
NH: 6%
1.7%±1.6Lowest
NH: 6%
Ossipee and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$64,821±$26kLowest
35% below NH
$90,521±$22kHighest
9% below NH
$87,500±$26k
12% below NH
Ossipee and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$261,500±$42kLowest
35% below NH
$325,500±$23kHighest
19% below NH
$279,300±$20k
31% below NH
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,078±$241Lowest
28% below NH
$1,601±$245Highest
7% above NH
$1,375±$707
8% below NH
Ossipee and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,356Lowest
50% below NH
$4,401
34% below NH
$4,813Highest
28% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
28%±47.5Lowest
NH: 48.2%
72%±16.3Highest
NH: 48.2%
45.5%±100
NH: 48.2%
Ossipee and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5.5%Lowest
NH: 7.2%
8.1%Highest
NH: 7.2%
5.7%
NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
91.6%Highest
NH: 72.8%
82%Lowest
NH: 72.8%
90.3%
NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year
1984Highest
5 yrs newer than NH
1979Lowest
same as NH
1984Highest
5 yrs newer than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
19% below NH
33 minHighest
25% above NH
32 min
21% above NH
Work from home
4.6%±3.2Lowest
NH: 16.8%
5.3%±3.7
NH: 16.8%
10.2%±5.7Highest
NH: 16.8%
Landaff and Ossipee 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 — Governor Wentworth Regional School District Landaff School District
High school in town — None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History 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.