Compare towns
Langdon vs Bethlehem vs Alstead
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Langdon has the most kids (23.5% under 18).
Bethlehem has the most people working from home (31.2%).
Alstead has the oldest population (median age 56).
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 | Bethlehem | Alstead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 805Lowest |
2,537Highest |
1,551 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
-1.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-3.8% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42.3±12.6Lowest about the NH average |
50.6±8.5 17% above NH |
56±3.3Highest 29% above NH |
| Alstead and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.5%±7.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.7%±5.4 NH: 18.2% |
12.3%±3.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Langdon and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.2%±4.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
28.2%±5.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
27.8%±4.2 NH: 20.1% |
| Bethlehem and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
45.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
28.3% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.7 NH: 6% |
0.9%±0.9Lowest NH: 6% |
3.4%±2.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Alstead and Langdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,917±$31kHighest about the NH average |
$85,029±$18k 14% below NH |
$64,526±$11kLowest 35% below NH |
| Langdon and Bethlehem 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 |
$288,300±$22kHighest 28% below NH |
$271,600±$37kLowest 33% below NH |
| Bethlehem and Langdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,417±$285Highest 5% below NH |
$1,174±$81Lowest 21% below NH |
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| Langdon and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,492Highest 18% below NH |
$5,418 19% below NH |
$5,322Lowest 20% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±81.8 NH: 48.2% |
41.3%±18.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
72.1%±22.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Alstead and Langdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.9% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
75.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
76% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 13% above NH |
20 minLowest 24% below NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.6%±5.4 NH: 16.8% |
31.2%±12.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
12.1%±5.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Bethlehem and Langdon 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 | — | #34 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Fall Mountain Regional School District | Bethlehem School District · Profile School District | Fall Mountain Regional School District |
| High school in town | Fall Mountain Regional High School | Profile Senior High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.7Highest |
8.9Lowest |
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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.