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Ossipee vs Ansonville

81 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+29 pts in Ossipee) and age 65+ (+17.1 pts in Ansonville).

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Ossipee, NCA small town of 795North Carolina · 795 people
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Ansonville, NCKnown for its schoolsNorth Carolina · 651 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

OssipeeA small town of 795
Quiet strengthsOssipee doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Ossipee →
AnsonvilleKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 24%of NC districts All about Ansonville →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Growth since 2010+29 pts
Ossipee has grown faster since 2010
Ossipee -1.3%Ansonville -30.3%
Age 65++17.1 pts
Ansonville has more people 65 and up
Ansonville 29.8%Ossipee 12.7%
Jobs per worker2.6×
Ansonville is more of a job hub
Ansonville 1.42Ossipee 0.54
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $170 more a month in Ossipee

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Ossipee$740/mo
Typical home $126K (Census) · tax rate 0.78% · or rent about $1,094/mo · Housing →
Ansonville$570/mo
Typical home $92K (Census) · tax rate 1.09% · or rent about $906/mo · Housing →

The difference: $170 a month, about $2,100 a year, between Ossipee and Ansonville.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every North Carolina ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–OssipeeNot graded C−AnsonvilleBetter than 24% of districts in the state
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
OssipeeAnsonville
Snow a year2″3″
January low—32°F
July high—91°F
Growing season (days)—231d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)34th42nd
Outdoors & history
OssipeeAnsonville
Settled—1844
Famous people born here—2
Community
OssipeeAnsonville
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

81 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

OssipeeNCAnsonvilleNC
Ossipee ↔ Ansonville81 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

OssipeeAnsonville
People
Population 795Highest 651Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.3%Highest NC: +9.5% -30.3%Lowest NC: +9.5%
Median age 34.8±10.1Lowest 11% below NC 39.1±18.5Highest about the NC average
Ansonville and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.3%±6.1Highest NC: 21.8% 13.1%±7.9Lowest NC: 21.8%
Ossipee and Ansonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.7%±1.6Lowest NC: 17.2% 29.8%±6.6Highest NC: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9.7%Highest NC: 35.7% 5.4%Lowest NC: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.3%±5Highest NC: 6.4% 1.5%±2.9Lowest NC: 6.4%
Ossipee and Ansonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $70,417±$31kHighest about the NC average $48,750±$18kLowest 33% below NC
Ossipee and Ansonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $125,700±$34kHighest 56% below NC $92,400±$10kLowest 68% below NC
Ossipee and Ansonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,094±$645Highest 11% below NC $906±$331Lowest 26% below NC
Ossipee and Ansonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $981Lowest 48% below NC $1,004Highest 47% below NC
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 29.2%±35.3Lowest NC: 48.9% 86.7%±100Highest NC: 48.9%
Ansonville and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 14.2%Highest NC: 13% 13.5%Lowest NC: 13%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 80.1%Highest NC: 66.6% 79.3%Lowest NC: 66.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Lowest 17 yrs older than NC 1982Highest 9 yrs older than NC
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest about the NC average 28 minHighest 10% above NC
Work from home 8.4%±5.3Highest NC: 16.3% 0%±4.1Lowest NC: 16.3%
Ossipee and Ansonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miLowest 29.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.54Lowest 1.42Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Burlington (21%)Charlotte (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AnsonvilleFew work in Ossipee
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 35.4Highest 34.1Lowest
Schools
School district —Anson County Schools
High school in town —None in town
North Carolina average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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