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Ossipee, NH
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Living in Ossipee



Ossipee is a very small town located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 4,568 people and two associated neighborhoods, Ossipee is the 97th largest community in New Hampshire.

Another notable thing is that Ossipee is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Ossipee has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Ossipee has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Ossipee than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Ossipee may be for you.

In Ossipee, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.54 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The education level of Ossipee citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.39% of adults in Ossipee have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Ossipee in 2022 was $46,822, which is middle income relative to New Hampshire, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $187,288 for a family of four. However, Ossipee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Ossipee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ossipee residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ossipee include Irish, English, German, French, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Ossipee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.