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Concord vs Ossipee vs Walden vs Corinth

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Concord has the most affordable homes ($159k median).
Ossipee has the most expensive homes ($326k median).
Walden has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Corinth has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.4%).

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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.

MeasureConcordOssipeeWaldenCorinth
People
Population
1,145
4,521Highest
1,037Lowest
1,539
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-7.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.6%
U.S.: +7.4%
+2.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
+6.4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
49.8±6.6
28% above U.S.
50±4.6Highest
29% above U.S.
48.8±3.2
25% above U.S.
48.4±9.6Lowest
24% above U.S.
Ossipee and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
15.9%±3.8
U.S.: 22%
19.5%±4.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
14.3%±3.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
16.8%±4.6
U.S.: 22%
Ossipee and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
27.1%±4
U.S.: 17.2%
26.3%±5.9
U.S.: 17.2%
20.4%±2.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
27.3%±3.5Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Corinth and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.1%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
24.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
26.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
29.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.2%±2.1
U.S.: 6.4%
2.9%±1.7
U.S.: 6.4%
4%±2.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.2%±0.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Walden and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$73,304±$9kLowest
9% below U.S.
$90,521±$22kHighest
12% above U.S.
$88,000±$15k
9% above U.S.
$89,167±$29k
10% above U.S.
Ossipee and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$159,300±$8kLowest
52% below U.S.
$325,500±$23kHighest
about the U.S. average
$238,900±$23k
28% below U.S.
$213,800±$34k
36% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,111±$29
21% below U.S.
$1,601±$245Highest
13% above U.S.
$900±$136Lowest
36% below U.S.
$1,267±$510
10% below U.S.
Ossipee and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,026Lowest
about the U.S. average
$4,401Highest
41% above U.S.
$3,944
26% above U.S.
$3,584
15% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
43.3%±82.4
U.S.: 51.1%
72%±16.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
56.3%±86.8
U.S.: 51.1%
17.9%±29.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Ossipee and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
13.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.1%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
9.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
12.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
82%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
93.8%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
88.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1979
1 yr older than U.S.
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1976Lowest
4 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 min
about the U.S. average
33 min
27% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
35 minHighest
33% above U.S.
Work from home
8.7%±4.7
U.S.: 15.1%
5.3%±3.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
21.4%±6.7
U.S.: 15.1%
23%±10.5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Corinth and Walden 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 Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 Governor Wentworth Regional School District Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 —
High school in town None in town None in town None in town —
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Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet None yet

U.S. 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.