Compare towns
Alstead vs Lempster vs Langdon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Alstead has the most renters (24% rent).
Lempster has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.1%).
Langdon has the most kids (23.5% 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 | Alstead | Lempster | Langdon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,551Highest |
953 |
805Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8% NH: +4.6% |
-3.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-5.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 56±3.3Highest 29% above NH |
50.8±7.2 17% above NH |
42.3±12.6Lowest about the NH average |
| Alstead and Lempster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.3%±3.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
12.8%±4.1 NH: 18.2% |
23.5%±7.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Langdon and Lempster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±4.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
25.4%±3.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
26.2%±4.1 NH: 20.1% |
| Alstead and Langdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.3% NH: 40.6% |
28.5%Highest NH: 40.6% |
26.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.6 NH: 6% |
6.1%±2.6Highest NH: 6% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Lempster and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,526±$11kLowest 35% below NH |
$86,607±$12k 13% below NH |
$97,917±$31kHighest about the NH average |
| Langdon and Lempster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $271,600±$37k 33% below NH |
$241,900±$29kLowest 40% below NH |
$281,900±$18kHighest 30% below NH |
| Langdon and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,417±$285 5% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,322 20% below NH |
$4,558Lowest 32% below NH |
$5,492Highest 18% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72.1%±22.3 NH: 48.2% |
100%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
50%±81.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Lempster and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
7.2% NH: 7.2% |
4.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
98.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
91.4% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 19% above NH |
37 minHighest 40% above NH |
30 minLowest 13% above NH |
| Work from home | 12.1%±5.6 NH: 16.8% |
5%±2.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.6%±5.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Langdon and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Fall Mountain Regional School District | Lempster School District | Fall Mountain Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Fall Mountain Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.7 |
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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.