Compare towns
Bath vs Langdon vs Surry
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bath has the most affordable homes ($234k median).
Langdon has the most kids (23.5% under 18).
Surry has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12%).
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 | Bath | Langdon | Surry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,097Highest |
805Lowest |
1,052 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0% NH: +4.6% |
-5.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+12%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±8.6Highest 12% above NH |
42.3±12.6Lowest about the NH average |
44.7±5.1 3% above NH |
| Bath and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±5.8 NH: 18.2% |
23.5%±7.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
20.8%±6.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Langdon and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±2.5 NH: 20.1% |
26.2%±4.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
23.3%±7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Langdon and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.8% NH: 40.6% |
26.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
31.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2Lowest NH: 6% |
2.7%±1.7 NH: 6% |
6.6%±6.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Surry and Langdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,813±$22kLowest 32% below NH |
$97,917±$31k about the NH average |
$110,125±$25kHighest 11% above NH |
| Surry and Langdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $234,400±$23kLowest 42% below NH |
$281,900±$18k 30% below NH |
$331,400±$23kHighest 18% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,438±$309 4% below NH |
$1,417±$285Lowest 5% below NH |
$1,955±$374Highest 31% above NH |
| Surry and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,413Lowest 34% below NH |
$5,492 18% below NH |
$6,384Highest 4% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 5.9%±61.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
50%±81.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
33.3%±74.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Langdon and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.6% NH: 7.2% |
3.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.4% NH: 72.8% |
91.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr older than NH |
1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% below NH |
30 minHighest 13% above NH |
22 minLowest 18% below NH |
| Work from home | 11.1%±3.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.6%±5.4 NH: 16.8% |
16%±7.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Surry and Langdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Bath School District | Fall Mountain Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Fall Mountain Regional High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.7 |
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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.