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Haverhill vs Ossipee vs Canaan
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Haverhill has the most affordable homes ($248k median).
Ossipee has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.6%).
Canaan has the most people working from home (14.9%).
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 | Haverhill | Ossipee | Canaan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,611Highest |
4,521 |
3,811Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.4% NH: +4.6% |
+0.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-2.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 49.7±10.6 15% above NH |
50±4.6Highest 15% above NH |
44.4±3.7Lowest about the NH average |
| Ossipee and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14%±4.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.5%±4.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±4.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Ossipee and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.3%±5.2 NH: 20.1% |
26.3%±5.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.1%±4.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Ossipee and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5% NH: 40.6% |
24.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
28.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±3.3 NH: 6% |
2.9%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
7%±2.5Highest NH: 6% |
| Canaan and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,929±$22k 13% below NH |
$90,521±$22kHighest 9% below NH |
$81,583±$6kLowest 18% below NH |
| Ossipee and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $247,900±$41kLowest 38% below NH |
$325,500±$23kHighest 19% below NH |
$254,000±$26k 37% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,115±$84Lowest 25% below NH |
$1,601±$245Highest 7% above NH |
$1,140±$90 24% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,908 11% below NH |
$4,401Lowest 34% below NH |
$5,985Highest 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.6%±26.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
72%±16.3 NH: 48.2% |
74.4%±25.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Canaan and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.4% NH: 7.2% |
8.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
13.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
82%Highest NH: 72.8% |
77.3% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1979Highest same as NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 22% above NH |
33 minHighest 25% above NH |
30 minLowest 12% above NH |
| Work from home | 4.7%±3.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
5.3%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
14.9%±6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Canaan and Ossipee 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 | #95 of 120 in NH | #100 of 120 in NH | #83 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Haverhill Cooperative School District | Governor Wentworth Regional School District | Mascoma Valley Regional School District |
| High school in town | Woodsville High School | None in town | Mascoma Valley Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.0Lowest |
— | 10.3Highest |
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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.