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Ossipee vs Windsor vs Freedom
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 highest household income ($91k).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($208k median).
Freedom has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.4%).
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 | Windsor | Freedom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,521Highest |
3,554 |
1,494Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+13.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50±4.6 29% above U.S. |
44.8±6.5Lowest 15% above U.S. |
60.6±3.2Highest 56% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±4.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
12.9%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 26.3%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.7%±6.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
40.3%±4.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Freedom and Windsor 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% |
39.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ossipee and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,521±$22kHighest 12% above U.S. |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below U.S. |
$66,136±$14k 18% below U.S. |
| Ossipee and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $325,500±$23k about the U.S. average |
$207,500±$31kLowest 38% below U.S. |
$389,000±$43kHighest 17% above U.S. |
| Freedom 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 13% above U.S. |
$1,026±$89Lowest 27% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,401 41% above U.S. |
$5,209Highest 67% above U.S. |
$3,478Lowest 12% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72%±16.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
31.5%±17Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
79.6%±75Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Freedom and Ossipee 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% |
7.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
15%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82% U.S.: 65.2% |
57.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
91%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 27% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 5.3%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.3%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
18.5%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Freedom and Windsor 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 | #61 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Governor Wentworth Regional School District | — | Freedom School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 12 photos → | None yet |
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.