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Haverhill vs Ossipee vs Warner
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 the most kids (19.5% under 18).
Warner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
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 | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,611Highest |
4,521 |
2,959Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+0.6% NH: +4.6% |
+3.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 49.7±10.6 15% above NH |
50±4.6Highest 15% above NH |
43.7±4Lowest 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% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Ossipee and Warner 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% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest 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% |
42.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±3.3 NH: 6% |
2.9%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Warner 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±$22kLowest 13% below NH |
$90,521±$22k 9% below NH |
$94,022±$18kHighest 5% below NH |
| Warner and Ossipee 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±$23k 19% below NH |
$353,100±$22kHighest 12% below NH |
| Warner and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,115±$84Lowest 25% below NH |
$1,601±$245Highest 7% above NH |
$1,219±$123 18% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,908 11% below NH |
$4,401Lowest 34% below NH |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.6%±26.6 NH: 48.2% |
72%±16.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Ossipee and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.5% NH: 72.8% |
82%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest 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 |
32 minLowest 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 4.7%±3.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
5.3%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #95 of 120 in NH | #100 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Haverhill Cooperative School District | Governor Wentworth Regional School District | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | Woodsville High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.0 |
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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.