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Alstead vs Ogunquit vs Langdon vs Marlow

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Alstead has the most renters (24% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Langdon has the youngest population (median age 42.3).

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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.

MeasureAlsteadOgunquitLangdonMarlow
People
Population
1,551Highest
1,379
805Lowest
855
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-3.8%
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-5.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.9%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
56±3.3
44% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
42.3±12.6Lowest
9% above U.S.
52.8±11.7
36% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
12.3%±3.1
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
23.5%±7.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
20.5%±6.3
U.S.: 22%
Langdon and Marlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
27.8%±4.2
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
26.2%±4.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
30.5%±5.7
U.S.: 17.2%
Ogunquit and Marlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
28.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
26.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
33.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.4%±2.6
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.7%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.3%±2.2
U.S.: 6.4%
Ogunquit 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
20% below U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
$97,917±$31k
21% above U.S.
$110,455±$12k
37% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Marlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$271,600±$37kLowest
18% below U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$281,900±$18k
15% below U.S.
$325,400±$49k
about the U.S. average
Rentmedian gross, monthly — —
$1,417±$285Highest
about the U.S. average
$1,154±$160Lowest
18% below U.S.
Langdon and Marlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,322
71% above U.S.
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
$5,492
76% above U.S.
$5,826Highest
87% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
72.1%±22.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
50%±81.8
U.S.: 51.1%
18.2%±95.1
U.S.: 51.1%
Alstead and Langdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.9%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.6%
U.S.: 12.5%
8.9%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
76%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
91.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
92.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1973Lowest
7 yrs older than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1984Highest
4 yrs newer than U.S.
1981
1 yr newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 min
20% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
30 min
15% above U.S.
35 minHighest
33% above U.S.
Work from home
12.1%±5.6
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.6%±5.4
U.S.: 15.1%
0.8%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
School district Fall Mountain Regional School District — Fall Mountain Regional School District Marlow School District
High school in town None in town — Fall Mountain Regional High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school — —
13.7
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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.