Compare towns
Ossipee vs Alstead vs Freedom
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ossipee has the most kids (19.5% under 18).
Alstead has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
Freedom has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.4%).
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 | Ossipee | Alstead | Freedom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,521Highest |
1,551 |
1,494Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6% NH: +4.6% |
-3.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+13.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 50±4.6Lowest 15% above NH |
56±3.3 29% above NH |
60.6±3.2Highest 40% above NH |
| Freedom and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±4.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
12.3%±3.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
12.9%±5.4 NH: 18.2% |
| Ossipee and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.3%±5.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
27.8%±4.2 NH: 20.1% |
40.3%±4.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
28.3% NH: 40.6% |
39.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.7 NH: 6% |
3.4%±2.6Highest NH: 6% |
1.3%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Alstead and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,521±$22kHighest 9% below NH |
$64,526±$11kLowest 35% below NH |
$66,136±$14k 33% below NH |
| Ossipee and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $325,500±$23k 19% below NH |
$271,600±$37kLowest 33% below NH |
$389,000±$43kHighest 3% below NH |
| Freedom and Ossipee 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 | $4,401 34% below NH |
$5,322Highest 20% below NH |
$3,478Lowest 48% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72%±16.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
72.1%±22.3 NH: 48.2% |
79.6%±75Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Freedom and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.9% NH: 7.2% |
15%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82% NH: 72.8% |
76%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 same as NH |
1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 25% above NH |
32 min 19% above NH |
26 minLowest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 5.3%±3.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
12.1%±5.6 NH: 16.8% |
18.5%±7.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Freedom and Alstead 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 | Governor Wentworth Regional School District | Fall Mountain Regional School District | Freedom 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.