Compare towns
Grafton vs Langdon vs Newfields
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Grafton has the most renters (16.9% rent).
Langdon has the most kids (23.5% under 18).
Newfields has the most expensive homes ($646k median).
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 | Grafton | Langdon | Newfields |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,354 |
805Lowest |
2,023Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4% NH: +4.6% |
-5.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43.1±10.6 about the NH average |
42.3±12.6Lowest about the NH average |
44.1±1.8Highest about the NH average |
| Newfields and Grafton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±4.9 NH: 18.2% |
23.5%±7.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Langdon and Grafton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
26.2%±4.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Langdon and Grafton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
26.5% NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±2.8 NH: 6% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Grafton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,563±$22kLowest 18% below NH |
$97,917±$31k about the NH average |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $267,300±$23kLowest 34% below NH |
$281,900±$18k 30% below NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,243±$163Lowest 17% below NH |
$1,417±$285 5% below NH |
$1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
| Newfields and Langdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,239Lowest 21% below NH |
$5,492 18% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.1%±34.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
50%±81.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
| Langdon and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.6% NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.4% NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1984 5 yrs newer than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 43 minHighest 62% above NH |
30 min 13% above NH |
26 minLowest 4% below NH |
| Work from home | 19.9%±6.8 NH: 16.8% |
14.6%±5.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields and Grafton 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 | Newfields School District |
| High school 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.