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Ossipee vs Hart's Location
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).
Hart's Location has the most affordable homes ($190k median).
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 | Hart's Location |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,521Highest |
49Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6% NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 50±4.6Lowest 15% above NH |
65±9.1Highest 50% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±4.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
0%±69.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Ossipee and Hart's Location 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% |
49%±74.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Hart's Location and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.8%Highest NH: 40.6% |
0%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.7Highest NH: 6% |
0%±34.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Ossipee and Hart's Location 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 |
$78,182±$73kLowest 21% below NH |
| Ossipee and Hart's Location are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $325,500±$23kHighest 19% below NH |
$189,700±$21kLowest 53% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,601±$245 7% above NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,401 34% below NH |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72%±16.3 NH: 48.2% |
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| Below poverty line | 8.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest same as NH |
1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 25% above NH |
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| Work from home | 5.3%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
3.7%±10.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Ossipee and Hart's Location 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 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.