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Gilsum vs Langdon vs Bartlett
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).
Langdon has the most kids (23.5% under 18).
Bartlett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.8%).
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 | Langdon | Bartlett |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 716Lowest |
805 |
3,281Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
-5.4% NH: +4.6% |
+14.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.8±8.1 3% above NH |
42.3±12.6Lowest about the NH average |
57.4±4.7Highest 33% above NH |
| Bartlett 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% |
23.5%±7.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
7.5%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±1.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
26.2%±4.1 NH: 20.1% |
36.1%±9.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bartlett 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% |
26.5% NH: 40.6% |
36.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.3Highest NH: 6% |
2.7%±1.7 NH: 6% |
0.1%±0.4Lowest 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±$7k 19% below NH |
$97,917±$31kHighest about the NH average |
$59,754±$9kLowest 40% below NH |
| Langdon and Gilsum 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 |
$281,900±$18k 30% below NH |
$371,400±$78kHighest 8% below NH |
| Bartlett and Langdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,575±$894 6% above NH |
$1,417±$285Lowest 5% below NH |
$1,676±$97Highest 12% above NH |
| Bartlett and Gilsum 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 |
$5,492 18% below NH |
$2,512Lowest 62% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 76.5%±55.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
50%±81.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
68.5%±37.9 NH: 48.2% |
| Gilsum and Bartlett 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% |
4.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.5% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
91.4% NH: 72.8% |
79%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 7 yrs older than NH |
1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the NH average |
30 min 13% above NH |
31 minHighest 15% above NH |
| Work from home | 11.9%±8.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.6%±5.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.5%±7.1 NH: 16.8% |
| Langdon and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #74 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Monadnock Regional School District | Fall Mountain Regional School District | Bartlett 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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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.