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New Ipswich vs Ossipee vs Wolfeboro
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Ipswich has the most kids (29.9% under 18).
Ossipee has the most affordable homes ($326k median).
Wolfeboro has the most people working from home (22.9%).
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 | New Ipswich | Ossipee | Wolfeboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,310 |
4,521Lowest |
6,571Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1% NH: +4.6% |
+0.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+2.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 36.9±2.4Lowest 15% below NH |
50±4.6 15% above NH |
57±1.8Highest 32% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 29.9%±5.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.5%±4.5 NH: 18.2% |
13.7%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 12.3%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
26.3%±5.9 NH: 20.1% |
34.6%±5.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Wolfeboro and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.1% NH: 40.6% |
24.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
45%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
2.9%±1.7Highest NH: 6% |
2.8%±1.8 NH: 6% |
| Ossipee and Wolfeboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $110,507±$9kHighest 12% above NH |
$90,521±$22kLowest 9% below NH |
$94,375±$22k 5% below NH |
| New Ipswich and Wolfeboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $392,400±$31k about the NH average |
$325,500±$23kLowest 19% below NH |
$546,500±$60kHighest 36% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $882±$469Lowest 41% below NH |
$1,601±$245Highest 7% above NH |
$1,103±$76 26% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,647Highest 15% below NH |
$4,401Lowest 34% below NH |
$4,531 32% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.7%±41.5 NH: 48.2% |
72%±16.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
12%±11.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Ossipee and New Ipswich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.1% NH: 7.2% |
8.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
82% NH: 72.8% |
78.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
1979Lowest same as NH |
1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 22% above NH |
33 minHighest 25% above NH |
24 minLowest 11% below NH |
| Work from home | 12%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
5.3%±3.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.9%±6.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Wolfeboro and New Ipswich 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 | #82 of 120 in NH | #100 of 120 in NH | #46 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Mascenic Regional School District | Governor Wentworth Regional School District | Governor Wentworth Regional School District |
| High school in town | Mascenic Regional High School | None in town | Kingswood Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7Highest |
— | 11.1Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.