Compare towns
Enfield vs Ossipee vs Hampton Beach
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Enfield has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Ossipee has the most kids (19.5% under 18).
Hampton Beach has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.2%).
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 | Enfield | Ossipee | Hampton Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,475 |
4,521Highest |
2,605Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+0.6% NH: +4.6% |
+14.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 58.3±5.4 35% above NH |
50±4.6Lowest 15% above NH |
60.4±2.4Highest 39% above NH |
| Hampton Beach and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 7.9%±4.6 NH: 18.2% |
19.5%±4.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
3.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 30.7%±7.6 NH: 20.1% |
26.3%±5.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
33.7%±4.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Hampton Beach and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43%Highest NH: 40.6% |
24.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
34% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±3.4 NH: 6% |
2.9%±1.7Highest NH: 6% |
0.6%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Ossipee and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,474±$19kHighest 4% below NH |
$90,521±$22k 9% below NH |
$82,557±$17kLowest 17% below NH |
| Enfield and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,800±$71k about the NH average |
$325,500±$23kLowest 19% below NH |
$508,900±$76kHighest 26% above NH |
| Hampton Beach and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,181±$563Lowest 21% below NH |
$1,601±$245Highest 7% above NH |
$1,375±$130 8% below NH |
| Ossipee and Hampton Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,203Highest 7% below NH |
$4,401Lowest 34% below NH |
$6,115 8% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.8%±16.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
72%±16.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
61.7%±20.2 NH: 48.2% |
| Ossipee and Hampton Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.2% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
82% NH: 72.8% |
62.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1979 same as NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 11% below NH |
33 minHighest 25% above NH |
25 min 5% below NH |
| Work from home | 11%±5.7 NH: 16.8% |
5.3%±3.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.9%±6.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #5 of 120 in NH | #100 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Mascoma Valley Regional School District | Governor Wentworth Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| 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.