Compare towns
Ossipee vs Salisbury vs Webster
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 renters (18% rent).
Salisbury has the most people working from home (23.3%).
Webster has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
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 | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,521Highest |
1,609Lowest |
2,227 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+2.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.2% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 50±4.6 15% above NH |
51.5±4.5Highest 19% above NH |
44.7±7.6Lowest 3% above NH |
| 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%±4.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.1%±9.6 NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and Salisbury 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% |
19.4%±1.3Lowest 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%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.7 NH: 6% |
2%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
3%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
| Webster 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 |
$107,171±$14k 8% above NH |
| Salisbury and Webster 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 |
$338,500±$30k 16% below NH |
| Salisbury and Webster 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 |
$1,396±$622Lowest 6% 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 |
$6,021Highest 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72%±16.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
53.6%±71 NH: 48.2% |
| Ossipee and Webster 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% |
9.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
96.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
96% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest same as NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1979Lowest same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 25% above NH |
32 min 20% above NH |
31 minLowest 14% above NH |
| Work from home | 5.3%±3.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
23.3%±10.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
17.1%±3.9 NH: 16.8% |
| Salisbury and Webster 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 | Merrimack Valley 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.