Compare towns
Dummer vs Langdon vs Groton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dummer has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Langdon has the most kids (23.5% under 18).
Groton has the most renters (8.7% rent).
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 | Dummer | Langdon | Groton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 299Lowest |
805Highest |
507 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -5.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
-4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 53.6±6.4Highest 24% above NH |
42.3±12.6Lowest about the NH average |
51.1±16.2 18% above NH |
| Dummer and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±5.1 NH: 18.2% |
23.5%±7.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
15.4%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Langdon and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±4.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
26.2%±4.1 NH: 20.1% |
29.4%±4.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Groton and Langdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
26.5% NH: 40.6% |
29.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
2.7%±1.7Highest NH: 6% |
2%±2 NH: 6% |
| Langdon and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,250±$21k 8% below NH |
$97,917±$31kHighest about the NH average |
$85,625±$21kLowest 14% below NH |
| Langdon and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,200±$51kLowest 40% below NH |
$281,900±$18kHighest 30% below NH |
$269,000±$45k 33% below NH |
| Langdon and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,417±$285Lowest 5% below NH |
$2,667±$295Highest 79% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,898 57% below NH |
$5,492Highest 18% below NH |
$2,873Lowest 57% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
50%±81.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
50%±83.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Below poverty line | 9% NH: 7.2% |
4.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.5%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
91.4% NH: 72.8% |
91.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% below NH |
30 minHighest 13% above NH |
29 min 10% above NH |
| Work from home | 6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.6%±5.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.7%±6.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Langdon and Groton 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 | — |
| High school 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.