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Windsor vs Ossipee vs Cheshire
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most people working from home (21.2%).
Ossipee has the most kids (19.5% under 18).
Cheshire has the most affordable homes ($268k 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 | Windsor | Ossipee | Cheshire |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,065Lowest |
4,521Highest |
3,216 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.4Lowest 15% above U.S. |
50±4.6 29% above U.S. |
53.7±4.5Highest 38% above U.S. |
| Cheshire and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.8%±5.1 U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±4.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.3%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Ossipee and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.6%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
26.3%±5.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
30.5%±7.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Cheshire and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
24.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
26.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.9%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cheshire and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,563±$10kHighest 43% above U.S. |
$90,521±$22k 12% above U.S. |
$69,803±$14kLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Windsor and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $389,700±$32kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$325,500±$23k about the U.S. average |
$268,200±$48kLowest 19% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,601±$245 13% above U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,867 24% above U.S. |
$4,401Highest 41% above U.S. |
$3,005Lowest 4% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
72%±16.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
21.2%±24 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
89% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 10 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 41% above U.S. |
33 min 27% above U.S. |
29 minLowest 10% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
5.3%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
4.4%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #100 of 120 in NH | #274 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Governor Wentworth Regional School District | Hoosac Valley Regional |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Hoosac Valley High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.5 |
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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.