What stands out worked out from the figures below

Ossipee has the most renters (18% rent).

Wakefield has the most people working from home (15.1%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Ossipee	Wakefield
People
Population	4,521Lowest	5,405Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+0.6%Lowest NH: +4.6%	+2.4%Highest NH: +4.6%
Median age	50±4.6Highest 15% above NH	49.4±4.1Lowest 14% above NH
	Ossipee and Wakefield 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%±3.9Lowest NH: 18.2%
	Ossipee and Wakefield 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%	18.8%±4.7Lowest NH: 20.1%
	Ossipee and Wakefield 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%	26.2%Highest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.9%±1.7Highest NH: 6%	1.4%±1.1Lowest NH: 6%
	Ossipee and Wakefield 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	$100,976±$11kHighest about the NH average
	Wakefield and Ossipee 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	$322,800±$43kLowest 20% below NH
	Ossipee and Wakefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,601±$245Highest 7% above NH	$1,375±$434Lowest 8% below NH
	Ossipee and Wakefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,401Highest 34% below NH	$2,954Lowest 56% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	72%±16.3Highest NH: 48.2%	0%±82.9Lowest NH: 48.2%
	Ossipee and Wakefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	8.1%Highest NH: 7.2%	7.2%Lowest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82%Lowest NH: 72.8%	96.8%Highest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1979Lowest same as NH	1980Highest 1 yr newer than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	33 minLowest 25% above NH	36 minHighest 34% above NH
Work from home	5.3%±3.7Lowest NH: 16.8%	15.1%±9.3Highest NH: 16.8%
	Wakefield and Ossipee 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	#118 of 120 in NH
School district	Governor Wentworth Regional School District	Wakefield School District
High school in town	None 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.