Compare towns
Ossipee vs Wakefield 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).
Wakefield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.4%).
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 | Wakefield | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,521 |
5,405Highest |
2,227Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+2.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.2% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 50±4.6Highest 15% above NH |
49.4±4.1 14% above NH |
44.7±7.6Lowest 3% 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%±4.5 NH: 18.2% |
18.7%±3.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Webster 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% |
18.8%±4.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
19.4%±1.3 NH: 20.1% |
| Ossipee and Webster 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% NH: 40.6% |
30.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.7 NH: 6% |
1.4%±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 |
$100,976±$11k about the NH average |
$107,171±$14kHighest 8% above NH |
| Webster and Wakefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $325,500±$23k 19% below NH |
$322,800±$43kLowest 20% below NH |
$338,500±$30kHighest 16% below NH |
| Webster and Ossipee 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 |
$1,396±$622 6% below NH |
| Ossipee and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,401 34% below NH |
$2,954Lowest 56% below NH |
$6,021Highest 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72%±16.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±82.9Lowest 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% |
7.2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
96.8%Highest NH: 72.8% |
96% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest same as NH |
1980Highest 1 yr newer than NH |
1979Lowest same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 25% above NH |
36 minHighest 34% above NH |
31 minLowest 14% above NH |
| Work from home | 5.3%±3.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
15.1%±9.3 NH: 16.8% |
17.1%±3.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Webster and Wakefield 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 | 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.