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Ossipee vs Townsend vs Loudon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ossipee has the most affordable homes ($326k median).
Townsend has the most expensive homes ($433k median).
Loudon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.9%).
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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 | Townsend | Loudon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,521Lowest |
9,100Highest |
5,692 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50±4.6Highest 29% above U.S. |
40.9±3.3Lowest 5% above U.S. |
49.5±3.2 27% above U.S. |
| Ossipee and Loudon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±4.5 U.S.: 22% |
21%±3.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.8%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Townsend 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.1%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22%±4.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ossipee and Loudon 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
35.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
29.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±2.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.4%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Townsend 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 12% above U.S. |
$121,528±$23kHighest 51% above U.S. |
$106,966±$16k 32% above U.S. |
| Townsend and Loudon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $325,500±$23kLowest about the U.S. average |
$433,200±$22kHighest 30% above U.S. |
$363,400±$48k 9% above U.S. |
| Townsend and Loudon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,601±$245Highest 13% above U.S. |
$1,469±$313 4% above U.S. |
$1,321±$465Lowest 7% below U.S. |
| Ossipee and Townsend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,401Lowest 41% above U.S. |
$6,031Highest 93% above U.S. |
$5,821 87% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72%±16.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
50.6%±16.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
45.5%±30.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ossipee and Townsend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 27% above U.S. |
37 minHighest 41% above U.S. |
30 minLowest 15% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 5.3%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.5%±2.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.9%±4.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Townsend and Loudon 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 | #136 of 282 in MA | #99 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Governor Wentworth Regional School District | North Middlesex | Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | None in town | North Middlesex Regional | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.1 |
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U.S. 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.