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Ossipee vs Epping vs Dummer vs Haverhill
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).
Epping has the most people working from home (24%).
Dummer has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Haverhill has the most renters (23.5% rent).
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 | Epping | Dummer | Haverhill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 4,521 |
7,430Highest |
299Lowest |
4,611 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6% NH: +4.6% |
+11.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
— | -2.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 50±4.6 15% above NH |
45.1±3.5Lowest 4% above NH |
53.6±6.4Highest 24% above NH |
49.7±10.6 15% above NH |
| Dummer and Ossipee 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% |
18.7%±4.8 NH: 18.2% |
19.4%±5.1 NH: 18.2% |
14%±4.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Ossipee and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 26.3%±5.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±5.2 NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±4.6 NH: 20.1% |
21.3%±5.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Ossipee and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.8% NH: 40.6% |
37%Highest NH: 40.6% |
16.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
26.5% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.7 NH: 6% |
5.1%±3.3Highest NH: 6% |
0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
5%±3.3 NH: 6% |
| Epping and Haverhill 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 |
$104,220±$7kHighest 5% above NH |
$91,250±$21k 8% below NH |
$85,929±$22kLowest 13% below NH |
| Epping and Dummer 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 |
$436,900±$35kHighest 9% above NH |
$242,200±$51kLowest 40% below NH |
$247,900±$41k 38% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,601±$245 7% above NH |
$1,742±$576Highest 17% above NH |
— | $1,115±$84Lowest 25% below NH |
| Epping and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,401 34% below NH |
$6,936Highest 4% above NH |
$2,898Lowest 57% below NH |
$5,908 11% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72%±16.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
67.8%±25.9 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
56.6%±26.6 NH: 48.2% |
| Ossipee and Epping 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% |
4.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9% NH: 7.2% |
11.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82% NH: 72.8% |
86.3% NH: 72.8% |
94.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
76.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 same as NH |
1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 25% above NH |
32 min 21% above NH |
25 minLowest 6% below NH |
33 min 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 5.3%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
24%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
6.8%±4.4 NH: 16.8% |
4.7%±3.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #100 of 120 in NH | #77 of 120 in NH | — | #95 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Governor Wentworth Regional School District | Epping School District | — | Haverhill Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Epping High School | — | Woodsville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.3Lowest |
— | 10.0Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.