Compare towns
Derry 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
Derry has the most expensive homes ($432k median).
Langdon has the most affordable homes ($282k median).
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 | Derry | Langdon | Surry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 34,116Highest |
805Lowest |
1,052 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6% NH: +4.6% |
-5.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+12%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.3±1.6Lowest 7% below NH |
42.3±12.6 about the NH average |
44.7±5.1Highest 3% above NH |
| Surry and Langdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±2.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
23.5%±7.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
20.8%±6.2 NH: 18.2% |
| Langdon and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
26.2%±4.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
23.3%±7 NH: 20.1% |
| Langdon and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
26.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
31.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.5 NH: 6% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
6.6%±6.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Surry and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,944±$7k 10% above NH |
$97,917±$31kLowest about the NH average |
$110,125±$25kHighest 11% above NH |
| Surry and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $432,000±$17kHighest 7% above NH |
$281,900±$18kLowest 30% below NH |
$331,400±$23k 18% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,547±$138 4% above NH |
$1,417±$285Lowest 5% below NH |
$1,955±$374Highest 31% above NH |
| Surry and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,103Highest 22% above NH |
$5,492Lowest 18% below NH |
$6,384 4% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.6%±9Highest NH: 48.2% |
50%±81.8 NH: 48.2% |
33.3%±74.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Derry and Langdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4% NH: 7.2% |
4.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.4% NH: 72.8% |
91.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 16% above NH |
30 min 13% above NH |
22 minLowest 18% below NH |
| Work from home | 16%±2.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.6%±5.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16%±7.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #60 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Derry Cooperative School District · Pinkerton Academy School District | Fall Mountain Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | Pinkerton Academy | Fall Mountain Regional High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.9Highest |
13.7Lowest |
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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.