Compare towns
Orange vs Ossipee vs Roxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Orange has the most people working from home (20.8%).
Ossipee has the oldest population (median age 50).
Roxbury has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Orange | Ossipee | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 320 |
4,521Highest |
299Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.6% NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 41.3±9.1Lowest 5% below NH |
50±4.6Highest 15% above NH |
43.2±17.7 about the NH average |
| Ossipee and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±5.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.5%±4.5 NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±11.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Orange and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20%±5 NH: 20.1% |
26.3%±5.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±10.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Ossipee and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
24.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
30.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±3.7 NH: 6% |
2.9%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
13.4%±15.8Highest NH: 6% |
| Roxbury and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,750±$39kHighest 20% above NH |
$90,521±$22k 9% below NH |
$69,226±$14kLowest 30% below NH |
| Orange and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $302,600±$35kLowest 25% below NH |
$325,500±$23kHighest 19% below NH |
$323,100±$219k 20% below NH |
| Ossipee and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,601±$245 7% above NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,132 23% below NH |
$4,401Lowest 34% below NH |
$5,787Highest 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
72%±16.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Ossipee and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.1% NH: 7.2% |
3.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
82%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
1979 same as NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% above NH |
33 minHighest 25% above NH |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
| Work from home | 20.8%±8.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
5.3%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #100 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Governor Wentworth Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| 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.