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Montpelier vs Ossipee vs Middlesex
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Montpelier has the most renters (46.9% rent).
Ossipee has the most affordable homes ($326k median).
Middlesex has the highest household income ($110k).
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 | Montpelier | Ossipee | Middlesex |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,014Highest |
4,521 |
1,943Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.3±2.4Lowest 9% above U.S. |
50±4.6Highest 29% above U.S. |
44.4±3.9 14% above U.S. |
| Ossipee and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±4.5 U.S.: 22% |
21.3%±3.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Middlesex and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
26.3%±5.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ossipee and Montpelier are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 66.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
24.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
54.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.9%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±2.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Middlesex and Montpelier are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,030±$6kLowest about the U.S. average |
$90,521±$22k 12% above U.S. |
$109,632±$13kHighest 36% above U.S. |
| Middlesex and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $375,100±$21k 13% above U.S. |
$325,500±$23kLowest about the U.S. average |
$376,300±$40kHighest 13% above U.S. |
| Middlesex and Montpelier are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,302±$113Lowest 8% below U.S. |
$1,601±$245Highest 13% above U.S. |
$1,333±$359 6% below U.S. |
| Ossipee and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,936Highest 122% above U.S. |
$4,401Lowest 41% above U.S. |
$6,483 108% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.4%±9.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
72%±16.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 6.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82% U.S.: 65.2% |
96.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 31% below U.S. |
33 minHighest 27% above U.S. |
27 min 4% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 26.9%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
5.3%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
28.4%±10.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Middlesex and Montpelier 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 | #9 of 70 in VT | #100 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71 | Governor Wentworth Regional School District | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| High school in town | Montpelier High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4 |
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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.