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Marshfield vs Ossipee vs Hyde Park

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Marshfield has the most people working from home (17.5%).
Ossipee has the most expensive homes ($326k median).
Hyde Park has the most kids (22.6% under 18).

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.

MeasureMarshfieldOssipeeHyde Park
People
Population
470Lowest
4,521Highest
513
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+0.6%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
42.4±8.8Lowest
9% above U.S.
50±4.6Highest
29% above U.S.
42.6±10.1
10% above U.S.
Ossipee and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.4%±9.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.5%±4.5
U.S.: 22%
22.6%±6.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
Hyde Park and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
10.2%±4.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
26.3%±5.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
16.4%±3.3
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
35.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
24.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
41%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.6%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.9%±1.7
U.S.: 6.4%
2.1%±2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Marshfield and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$84,375±$20kLowest
5% above U.S.
$90,521±$22kHighest
12% above U.S.
$89,946±$10k
11% above U.S.
Ossipee and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$178,300±$31kLowest
46% below U.S.
$325,500±$23kHighest
about the U.S. average
$221,800±$57k
33% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,125±$79Lowest
20% below U.S.
$1,601±$245Highest
13% above U.S.
$1,306±$285
8% below U.S.
Ossipee and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,269Lowest
5% above U.S.
$4,401Highest
41% above U.S.
$3,893
25% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
52.4%±62.4
U.S.: 51.1%
72%±16.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.1%±47.5Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Ossipee and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.9%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.1%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
81.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
82%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
79.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1979Highest
1 yr older than U.S.
1964
16 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 min
11% above U.S.
33 minHighest
27% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
17.5%±7.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
5.3%±3.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
7.9%±5.3
U.S.: 15.1%
Marshfield and Hyde Park 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 #59 of 70 in VT
School district — Governor Wentworth Regional School District —
High school in town — None in town —
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U.S. 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.