What stands out worked out from the figures below

Landaff has the highest household income ($88k).

Alstead has the most people working from home (12.1%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Landaff	Alstead
People
Population	420Lowest	1,551Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	-3.8% NH: +4.6%
Median age	56.4±5.2Highest 30% above NH	56±3.3Lowest 29% above NH
	Landaff and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	16.2%±5.9Highest NH: 18.2%	12.3%±3.1Lowest NH: 18.2%
	Landaff and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	28.8%±4.7Highest NH: 20.1%	27.8%±4.2Lowest NH: 20.1%
	Landaff and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	26.3%Lowest NH: 40.6%	28.3%Highest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.7%±1.6Lowest NH: 6%	3.4%±2.6Highest NH: 6%
	Alstead and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$87,500±$26kHighest 12% below NH	$64,526±$11kLowest 35% below NH
	Landaff and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$279,300±$20kHighest 31% below NH	$271,600±$37kLowest 33% below NH
	Landaff and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,375±$707 8% below NH	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,813Lowest 28% below NH	$5,322Highest 20% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	45.5%±100Lowest NH: 48.2%	72.1%±22.3Highest NH: 48.2%
	Alstead and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.7%Lowest NH: 7.2%	8.9%Highest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	90.3%Highest NH: 72.8%	76%Lowest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH	1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minHighest 21% above NH	32 minLowest 19% above NH
Work from home	10.2%±5.7Lowest NH: 16.8%	12.1%±5.6Highest NH: 16.8%
	Alstead and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	Landaff School District	Fall Mountain Regional School District
High school in town	None in town	None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story	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.