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Gilsum vs Hill 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
Gilsum has the most affordable homes ($242k median).
Hill has the most expensive homes ($312k median).
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 | Gilsum | Hill | Langdon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 716Lowest |
908Highest |
805 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
-6.6% NH: +4.6% |
-5.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.8±8.1 3% above NH |
49.1±6.8Highest 13% above NH |
42.3±12.6Lowest about the NH average |
| Hill and Gilsum are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12%±3.6 NH: 18.2% |
10.9%±2.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
23.5%±7.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±1.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
28.5%±2.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
26.2%±4.1 NH: 20.1% |
| Hill and Langdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
30.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
26.5% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.3Highest NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
2.7%±1.7 NH: 6% |
| Gilsum and Langdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,417±$7kLowest 19% below NH |
$82,125±$21k 17% below NH |
$97,917±$31kHighest about the NH average |
| Langdon and Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $241,500±$32kLowest 40% below NH |
$311,700±$41kHighest 23% below NH |
$281,900±$18k 30% below NH |
| Hill and Langdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,575±$894Highest 6% above NH |
— | $1,417±$285Lowest 5% below NH |
| Gilsum and Langdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,579Highest 16% below NH |
$4,933Lowest 26% below NH |
$5,492 18% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 76.5%±55.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
50%±81.8 NH: 48.2% |
| Gilsum and Langdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
9.9% NH: 7.2% |
4.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5% NH: 72.8% |
94.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
91.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 7 yrs older than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the NH average |
35 minHighest 32% above NH |
30 min 13% above NH |
| Work from home | 11.9%±8.7 NH: 16.8% |
9.7%±3.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.6%±5.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Langdon and Gilsum are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Monadnock Regional School District | Hill 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.