Compare towns
Ossipee vs Alton 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).
Alton has the highest household income ($114k).
Freedom has the most people working from home (18.5%).
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 | Alton | Freedom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,521 |
5,994Highest |
1,494Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+12.3% NH: +4.6% |
+13.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 50±4.6Lowest 15% above NH |
53.7±3.2 24% above NH |
60.6±3.2Highest 40% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±4.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
13.4%±4 NH: 18.2% |
12.9%±5.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Ossipee and Alton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.3%±5.9 NH: 20.1% |
25.1%±4.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
40.3%±4.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
35.8% NH: 40.6% |
39.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.7Highest NH: 6% |
0.8%±0.8Lowest NH: 6% |
1.3%±1.5 NH: 6% |
| Ossipee and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,521±$22k 9% below NH |
$113,715±$19kHighest 15% above NH |
$66,136±$14kLowest 33% below NH |
| Alton and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $325,500±$23kLowest 19% below NH |
$430,400±$37kHighest 7% above NH |
$389,000±$43k 3% below NH |
| Alton and Freedom 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 | $4,401Highest 34% below NH |
$4,183 37% below NH |
$3,478Lowest 48% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72%±16.3 NH: 48.2% |
31.7%±27.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
79.6%±75Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Freedom and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1% NH: 7.2% |
4.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
15%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
91% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 same as NH |
1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 25% above NH |
33 min 24% above NH |
26 minLowest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 5.3%±3.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
13.1%±5.2 NH: 16.8% |
18.5%±7.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Freedom and Alton 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 | #72 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Governor Wentworth Regional School District | Prospect Mountain JMA School District · Alton School District | Freedom School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Prospect Mountain High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1 |
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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.