Compare towns
Ossipee vs Salisbury vs Warner
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 affordable homes ($326k median).
Salisbury has the most people working from home (23.3%).
Warner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
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 | Salisbury | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,521Highest |
1,609Lowest |
2,959 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+2.9% NH: +4.6% |
+3.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 50±4.6 15% above NH |
51.5±4.5Highest 19% above NH |
43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
| Salisbury and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±4.5 NH: 18.2% |
20.1%±9.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Salisbury and Ossipee 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% |
24.9%±4 NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Ossipee and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
37.3% NH: 40.6% |
42.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.7 NH: 6% |
2%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Warner 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±$22kLowest 9% below NH |
$111,591±$17kHighest 13% above NH |
$94,022±$18k 5% below NH |
| Salisbury and Warner 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 |
$363,400±$47kHighest 10% below NH |
$353,100±$22k 12% below NH |
| Salisbury and Warner 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 |
$1,917±$632Highest 29% above NH |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
| Salisbury and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,401Lowest 34% below NH |
$5,859 12% below NH |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72%±16.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Ossipee and Warner 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% |
7.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82% NH: 72.8% |
96.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 same as NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 25% above NH |
32 min 20% above NH |
32 minLowest 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 5.3%±3.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
23.3%±10.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Salisbury and Warner 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 | Merrimack Valley School District | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| 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.