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Langdon vs Hanover 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).
Hanover has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.4%).
Alstead has the oldest population (median age 56).
Hanover is a college town. 36.9% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Hanover | Alstead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 805Lowest |
11,685Highest |
1,551 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-3.8% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42.3±12.6 about the NH average |
28.7±5.1Lowest 34% below NH |
56±3.3Highest 29% above NH |
| Alstead and Langdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.5%±7.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.4%±2.4 NH: 18.2% |
12.3%±3.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Langdon and Hanover 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% |
19.7%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
27.8%±4.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Alstead 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%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
88.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
28.3% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
36.9%±2.4Highest NH: 6% |
3.4%±2.6 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,917±$31k about the NH average |
$169,583±$36kHighest 71% above NH |
$64,526±$11kLowest 35% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $281,900±$18k 30% below NH |
$824,900±$61kHighest 105% above NH |
$271,600±$37kLowest 33% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,417±$285Lowest 5% below NH |
$2,253±$217Highest 51% above NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,492 18% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$5,322Lowest 20% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±81.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
66.4%±17.5 NH: 48.2% |
72.1%±22.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Alstead and Hanover 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% |
5.6% NH: 7.2% |
8.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
73.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
76% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 13% above NH |
20 minLowest 27% below NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.6%±5.4 NH: 16.8% |
26.4%±5Highest NH: 16.8% |
12.1%±5.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #1 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Fall Mountain Regional School District | Dresden School District · Hanover School District | Fall Mountain Regional School District |
| High school in town | Fall Mountain Regional High School | Hanover High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.7Highest |
10.7Lowest |
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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.