Compare towns
Webster vs Ossipee vs Middleton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Webster has the most people working from home (17.1%).
Ossipee has the most renters (18% rent).
Middleton has the most affordable homes ($312k median).
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 | Webster | Ossipee | Middleton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,227 |
4,521Highest |
1,595Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+0.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+2.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.7±7.6 3% above NH |
50±4.6Highest 15% above NH |
43.5±5.7Lowest about the NH average |
| Ossipee and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.5%±4.5 NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±4.2Lowest 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+ | 19.4%±1.3 NH: 20.1% |
26.3%±5.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
18.9%±2Lowest 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+ | 30.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
24.8% NH: 40.6% |
23.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.4 NH: 6% |
2.9%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
3.2%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
| Middleton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,171±$14kHighest 8% above NH |
$90,521±$22kLowest 9% below NH |
$101,696±$8k about the NH average |
| Webster and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $338,500±$30kHighest 16% below NH |
$325,500±$23k 19% below NH |
$312,300±$27kLowest 22% 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 | $1,396±$622Lowest 6% below NH |
$1,601±$245Highest 7% above NH |
$1,500±$293 about the NH average |
| Ossipee and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,021Highest 10% below NH |
$4,401Lowest 34% below NH |
$5,504 17% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.6%±71Lowest NH: 48.2% |
72%±16.3 NH: 48.2% |
83.3%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Middleton and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.1% NH: 7.2% |
5.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96% NH: 72.8% |
82%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest same as NH |
1979Lowest same as NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 14% above NH |
33 min 25% above NH |
39 minHighest 45% above NH |
| Work from home | 17.1%±3.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
5.3%±3.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.1%±5.4 NH: 16.8% |
| Webster and Middleton 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 | Merrimack Valley School District | Governor Wentworth Regional School District | Middleton 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.