Compare towns
Deering vs Ossipee vs Bradford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Deering has the most affordable homes ($310k median).
Ossipee has the most renters (18% rent).
Bradford has the most people working from home (18.6%).
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 | Deering | Ossipee | Bradford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,938 |
4,521Highest |
1,565Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+0.6% NH: +4.6% |
+0.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±5.7Lowest 13% above NH |
50±4.6 15% above NH |
50.3±5.2Highest 16% above NH |
| Bradford and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±4.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.5%±4.5 NH: 18.2% |
21.4%±4.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Bradford and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±1.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
26.3%±5.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
26.3%±3.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31% NH: 40.6% |
24.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
37.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
2.9%±1.7Highest NH: 6% |
1.9%±1.2 NH: 6% |
| Ossipee and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,250±$16k about the NH average |
$90,521±$22kLowest 9% below NH |
$108,015±$21kHighest 9% above NH |
| Bradford and Deering are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $309,900±$27kLowest 23% below NH |
$325,500±$23k 19% below NH |
$341,700±$38kHighest 15% below NH |
| Bradford and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$116Lowest 12% below NH |
$1,601±$245Highest 7% above NH |
$1,507±$206 about the NH average |
| Ossipee and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,223 7% below NH |
$4,401Lowest 34% below NH |
$6,307Highest 5% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.9%±27.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
72%±16.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
41.1%±22.4 NH: 48.2% |
| Ossipee and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9.6% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
82%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
85.4% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1979Highest same as NH |
1972Lowest 7 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 49% above NH |
33 min 25% above NH |
32 minLowest 20% above NH |
| Work from home | 10%±2.7 NH: 16.8% |
5.3%±3.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
18.6%±8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Bradford and Deering 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 | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| 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.