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Langdon vs Somersworth 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
Langdon has the most kids (23.5% under 18).
Somersworth has the most renters (42.2% 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 | Somersworth | Surry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 805Lowest |
12,111Highest |
1,052 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+0.8% NH: +4.6% |
+12%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42.3±12.6 about the NH average |
38.4±2.7Lowest 11% below NH |
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%±7.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.9%±4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.8%±6.2 NH: 18.2% |
| Langdon and Surry 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% |
14%±3Lowest 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% |
31.4% NH: 40.6% |
31.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
4.9%±2 NH: 6% |
6.6%±6.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Surry and Somersworth 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 |
$74,504±$13kLowest 25% 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±$18kLowest 30% below NH |
$318,400±$23k 21% below NH |
$331,400±$23kHighest 18% below NH |
| Surry and Somersworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,417±$285Lowest 5% below NH |
$1,477±$134 about the NH average |
$1,955±$374Highest 31% above NH |
| Surry and Somersworth 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 |
$6,805Highest about the NH average |
$6,384 4% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±81.8 NH: 48.2% |
56.3%±14.7Highest NH: 48.2% |
33.3%±74.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Somersworth and Langdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6% NH: 7.2% |
11.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.4% NH: 72.8% |
57.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
1967Lowest 12 yrs older than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 13% above NH |
26 min 3% below NH |
22 minLowest 18% below NH |
| Work from home | 14.6%±5.4 NH: 16.8% |
11.7%±3.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16%±7.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Surry 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 | — | #117 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Fall Mountain Regional School District | Somersworth School District | — |
| High school in town | Fall Mountain Regional High School | Somersworth High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.7Highest |
11.4Lowest |
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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.