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Langdon vs Colebrook vs Walpole
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 people working from home (14.6%).
Colebrook has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Walpole has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.7%).
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 | Colebrook | Walpole |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 805Lowest |
1,988 |
3,690Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.4% NH: +4.6% |
-9.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
-2.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42.3±12.6Lowest about the NH average |
53.7±4.9Highest 24% above NH |
46.5±10.4 7% above NH |
| Colebrook and Walpole 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% |
13.2%±3.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
22.2%±5.2 NH: 18.2% |
| Langdon and Walpole are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.2%±4.1 NH: 20.1% |
27.8%±4.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
25.5%±5.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Colebrook and Langdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5% NH: 40.6% |
16.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
32.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
3.4%±2.6 NH: 6% |
4%±2.8Highest NH: 6% |
| Walpole and Colebrook 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 |
$51,159±$6kLowest 48% below NH |
$82,617±$16k 17% below NH |
| Langdon and Walpole 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 |
$192,200±$59kLowest 52% below NH |
$319,800±$48kHighest 21% below NH |
| Walpole 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 |
$750±$238Lowest 50% below NH |
$1,165±$150 22% below NH |
| Langdon and Walpole are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,492 18% below NH |
$4,350Lowest 35% below NH |
$6,078Highest 9% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±81.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
50.3%±19.3 NH: 48.2% |
51.6%±21.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Walpole and Colebrook 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% |
13.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
11.7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
69.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
69.9% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
1973 6 yrs older than NH |
1967Lowest 12 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 13% above NH |
21 minLowest 21% below NH |
23 min 13% below NH |
| Work from home | 14.6%±5.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
5.4%±3.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
7.2%±4.9 NH: 16.8% |
| Langdon and Walpole 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 | — | — | #27 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Fall Mountain Regional School District | Colebrook School District | Fall Mountain Regional School District |
| High school in town | Fall Mountain Regional High School | Colebrook Academy and Elementary School (H) | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.7Highest |
8.4Lowest |
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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.