Compare towns
Middleton vs Ossipee vs Webster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middleton has the most affordable homes ($312k median).
Ossipee has the most renters (18% rent).
Webster has the most people working from home (17.1%).
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 | Middleton | Ossipee | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,595Lowest |
4,521Highest |
2,227 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+0.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+2.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43.5±5.7Lowest about the NH average |
50±4.6Highest 15% above NH |
44.7±7.6 3% above NH |
| Ossipee and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±4.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.5%±4.5 NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.9%±2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
26.3%±5.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.4%±1.3 NH: 20.1% |
| Ossipee and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
24.8% NH: 40.6% |
30.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
2.9%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
3%±1.4 NH: 6% |
| Middleton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,696±$8k about the NH average |
$90,521±$22kLowest 9% below NH |
$107,171±$14kHighest 8% above NH |
| Webster and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $312,300±$27kLowest 22% below NH |
$325,500±$23k 19% below NH |
$338,500±$30kHighest 16% below NH |
| Webster and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,500±$293 about the NH average |
$1,601±$245Highest 7% above NH |
$1,396±$622Lowest 6% below NH |
| Ossipee and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,504 17% below NH |
$4,401Lowest 34% below NH |
$6,021Highest 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 83.3%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
72%±16.3 NH: 48.2% |
53.6%±71Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Middleton and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.1% NH: 7.2% |
9.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
82%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
96% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1979Lowest same as NH |
1979Lowest same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 39 minHighest 45% above NH |
33 min 25% above NH |
31 minLowest 14% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.1%±5.4 NH: 16.8% |
5.3%±3.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
17.1%±3.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Webster and Middleton 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 | — |
| School district | Middleton School District | Governor Wentworth Regional School District | Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.