Compare towns
Langdon vs Bennington vs Surry
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bennington has the most renters (25.7% rent).
Surry has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12%).
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 | Langdon | Bennington | Surry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 805Lowest |
1,588Highest |
1,052 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+1.7% NH: +4.6% |
+12%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42.3±12.6 about the NH average |
42.1±7.8Lowest about the NH average |
44.7±5.1Highest 3% above NH |
| Surry and Langdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.5%±7.1 NH: 18.2% |
26%±5.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
20.8%±6.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Bennington and Langdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.2%±4.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.2%±1.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
23.3%±7 NH: 20.1% |
| Langdon and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
33.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
31.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
2.8%±1.3 NH: 6% |
6.6%±6.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Surry and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,917±$31k about the NH average |
$83,875±$7kLowest 15% below NH |
$110,125±$25kHighest 11% above NH |
| Surry and Langdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $281,900±$18k 30% below NH |
$267,300±$15kLowest 34% below NH |
$331,400±$23kHighest 18% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,417±$285 5% below NH |
$1,292±$150Lowest 13% below NH |
$1,955±$374Highest 31% above NH |
| Surry and Langdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,492Lowest 18% below NH |
$5,944 11% below NH |
$6,384Highest 4% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±81.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
37.2%±20.6 NH: 48.2% |
33.3%±74.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Langdon and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4% NH: 7.2% |
3.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.4% NH: 72.8% |
74.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 13% above NH |
37 minHighest 38% above NH |
22 minLowest 18% below NH |
| Work from home | 14.6%±5.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.7%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
16%±7.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Surry and Bennington 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 | Contoocook Valley 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.