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Langdon vs Ogunquit vs Alstead
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Langdon has the most kids (23.5% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Alstead has the most renters (24% rent).
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 | Ogunquit | Alstead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 805Lowest |
1,379 |
1,551Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.3±12.6Lowest 9% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
56±3.3 44% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.5%±7.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
12.3%±3.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 26.2%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.8%±4.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±2.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ogunquit and Alstead 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 21% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$64,526±$11kLowest 20% below U.S. |
| Ogunquit 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 15% below U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$271,600±$37kLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,417±$285 about the U.S. average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,492Highest 76% above U.S. |
$4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
$5,322 71% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±81.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
72.1%±22.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| 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% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
76%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1973Lowest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 15% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.6%±5.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.1%±5.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Fall Mountain Regional School District | — | Fall Mountain Regional 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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U.S. 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.