Compare towns
Goshen vs Ossipee vs Sunapee
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Goshen has the most kids (26.8% under 18).
Ossipee has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.6%).
Sunapee has the most people working from home (9.5%).
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 | Goshen | Ossipee | Sunapee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,042Lowest |
4,521Highest |
3,416 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+0.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-0.7% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 54.1±16.1 25% above NH |
50±4.6Lowest 15% above NH |
56.7±1.4Highest 31% above NH |
| Sunapee and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.8%±5.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.5%±4.5 NH: 18.2% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Goshen and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.5%±8 NH: 20.1% |
26.3%±5.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
33.3%±7.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Sunapee and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
24.8% NH: 40.6% |
50.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
2.9%±1.7 NH: 6% |
4.5%±3.5Highest NH: 6% |
| Sunapee and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,417±$26kLowest 29% below NH |
$90,521±$22k 9% below NH |
$101,393±$20kHighest about the NH average |
| Sunapee and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $255,600±$53kLowest 36% below NH |
$325,500±$23k 19% below NH |
$393,000±$51kHighest about the NH average |
| Sunapee and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,938±$416Highest 30% above NH |
$1,601±$245Lowest 7% above NH |
$1,713±$451 15% above NH |
| Goshen and Sunapee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,760Highest 29% below NH |
$4,401 34% below NH |
$4,400Lowest 34% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.2%±74.1 NH: 48.2% |
72%±16.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
34.6%±10.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Ossipee and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.5%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.1% NH: 7.2% |
12.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
82% NH: 72.8% |
75.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1979Highest same as NH |
1975 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 13% below NH |
33 minHighest 25% above NH |
33 min 23% above NH |
| Work from home | 6.8%±4.5 NH: 16.8% |
5.3%±3.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
9.5%±4.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Sunapee and Goshen 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 | #14 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Governor Wentworth Regional School District | Sunapee School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Sunapee Sr. High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.9 |
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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.