Compare towns
Croydon vs Freedom vs Ossipee
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Croydon has the youngest population (median age 43).
Freedom has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Ossipee has the most renters (18% 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 | Croydon | Freedom | Ossipee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 798Lowest |
1,494 |
4,521Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8% NH: +4.6% |
+13.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+0.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43±9.1Lowest about the NH average |
60.6±3.2Highest 40% above NH |
50±4.6 15% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 19%±6.3 NH: 18.2% |
12.9%±5.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.5%±4.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Ossipee and Croydon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.4%±3.6 NH: 20.1% |
40.3%±4.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
26.3%±5.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
39.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
24.8% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±3.3Highest NH: 6% |
1.3%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
2.9%±1.7 NH: 6% |
| Croydon and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,333±$21kHighest about the NH average |
$66,136±$14kLowest 33% below NH |
$90,521±$22k 9% below NH |
| Croydon and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $317,300±$33kLowest 21% below NH |
$389,000±$43kHighest 3% below NH |
$325,500±$23k 19% below NH |
| Freedom and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $991±$336Lowest 34% below NH |
— | $1,601±$245Highest 7% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,806 43% below NH |
$3,478Lowest 48% below NH |
$4,401Highest 34% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.1%±75.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
79.6%±75Highest NH: 48.2% |
72%±16.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Freedom and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
15%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.1% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.6% NH: 72.8% |
91%Highest NH: 72.8% |
82%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1979Lowest same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the NH average |
26 min about the NH average |
33 minHighest 25% above NH |
| Work from home | 5.3%±4.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
18.5%±7.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
5.3%±3.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #100 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Croydon School District | Freedom School District | Governor Wentworth Regional 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.