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Colebrook vs Ossipee vs Colebrook
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Colebrook has the most people working from home (5.4%).
Ossipee has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.6%).
Colebrook has the most renters (46% rent).
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 | Colebrook | Ossipee | Colebrook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,988 |
4,521Highest |
1,268Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.4% NH: +4.6% |
+0.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-13.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 53.7±4.9Highest 24% above NH |
50±4.6Lowest 15% above NH |
53.4±6.7 23% above NH |
| Colebrook and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.2%±3.9 NH: 18.2% |
19.5%±4.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
12.1%±4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Ossipee and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±4.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
26.3%±5.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
27.8%±5.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
24.8%Highest NH: 40.6% |
17.5% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.6 NH: 6% |
2.9%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
4.4%±3.9Highest NH: 6% |
| Colebrook and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,159±$6k 48% below NH |
$90,521±$22kHighest 9% below NH |
$46,833±$10kLowest 53% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $192,200±$59k 52% below NH |
$325,500±$23kHighest 19% below NH |
$156,700±$31kLowest 61% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $750±$238Lowest 50% below NH |
$1,601±$245Highest 7% above NH |
$750±$238Lowest 50% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,350 35% below NH |
$4,401Highest 34% below NH |
$3,480Lowest 48% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±19.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
72%±16.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
50.3%±19.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Ossipee and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.3% NH: 7.2% |
8.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
15.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.4% NH: 72.8% |
82%Highest NH: 72.8% |
54%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 6 yrs older than NH |
1979Highest same as NH |
1953Lowest 26 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 21% below NH |
33 minHighest 25% above NH |
20 minLowest 26% below NH |
| Work from home | 5.4%±3.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
5.3%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
1.7%±2.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Colebrook 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 | Colebrook School District | Governor Wentworth Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | Colebrook Academy and Elementary School (H) | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.4 |
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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.