Compare towns
Center Harbor vs Ossipee vs Holderness
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Center Harbor has the most expensive homes ($464k median).
Ossipee has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.6%).
Holderness has the youngest population (median age 39.4).
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 | Center Harbor | Ossipee | Holderness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 955Lowest |
4,521Highest |
1,917 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+0.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-4.9% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 60.4±4.8Highest 39% above NH |
50±4.6 15% above NH |
39.4±7.4Lowest 9% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 11.9%±5.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.5%±4.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±9.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Ossipee and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 39.5%±13.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
26.3%±5.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
31.4%±4.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Center Harbor and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.1% NH: 40.6% |
24.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
55.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
2.9%±1.7Highest NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.6 NH: 6% |
| Ossipee and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,313±$16k 5% above NH |
$90,521±$22kLowest 9% below NH |
$107,863±$45kHighest 9% above NH |
| Holderness and Center Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $463,800±$74kHighest 15% above NH |
$325,500±$23kLowest 19% below NH |
$363,100±$60k 10% below NH |
| Center Harbor and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,601±$245Lowest 7% above NH |
$2,068±$385Highest 39% above NH |
| Holderness and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,667Highest 30% below NH |
$4,401 34% below NH |
$3,923Lowest 41% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.3%±59.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
72%±16.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
23.5%±21.2 NH: 48.2% |
| Below poverty line | 2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.1% NH: 7.2% |
12.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91%Highest NH: 72.8% |
82%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
83.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1979Lowest same as NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 8% below NH |
33 minHighest 25% above NH |
27 min about the NH average |
| Work from home | 8.9%±5 NH: 16.8% |
5.3%±3.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
9.4%±4.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Holderness and Center Harbor 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 | Holderness School District |
| High school 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.