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Langdon vs Stratham vs Croydon

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 affordable homes ($282k median).
Stratham has the most expensive homes ($655k median).
Croydon has the most renters (13.4% 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.

MeasureLangdonStrathamCroydon
People
Population
805
7,754Highest
798Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-5.4%Lowest
NH: +4.6%
+5.7%Highest
NH: +4.6%
+4.8%
NH: +4.6%
Median age
42.3±12.6
about the NH average
41.6±4.9Lowest
4% below NH
43±9.1Highest
about the NH average
Croydon 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%
23.5%±5.3Highest
NH: 18.2%
19%±6.3Lowest
NH: 18.2%
Age 65+
26.2%±4.1
NH: 20.1%
20.6%±3.6Lowest
NH: 20.1%
27.4%±3.6Highest
NH: 20.1%
Croydon 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%
69.9%Highest
NH: 40.6%
21.4%Lowest
NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.7%±1.7Lowest
NH: 6%
3.9%±1.7
NH: 6%
4%±3.3Highest
NH: 6%
Croydon and Stratham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$97,917±$31kLowest
about the NH average
$151,998±$20kHighest
53% above NH
$98,333±$21k
about the NH average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$281,900±$18kLowest
30% below NH
$655,400±$36kHighest
63% above NH
$317,300±$33k
21% below NH
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,417±$285
5% below NH
$2,511±$377Highest
68% above NH
$991±$336Lowest
34% below NH
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,492
18% below NH
$9,781Highest
47% above NH
$3,806Lowest
43% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
50%±81.8
NH: 48.2%
64%±38.2Highest
NH: 48.2%
7.1%±75.3Lowest
NH: 48.2%
Stratham 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%
2.4%Lowest
NH: 7.2%
6.4%Highest
NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
91.4%
NH: 72.8%
92.6%Highest
NH: 72.8%
86.6%Lowest
NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year
1984
5 yrs newer than NH
1986Highest
7 yrs newer than NH
1981Lowest
2 yrs newer than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 minHighest
13% above NH
27 min
about the NH average
26 minLowest
about the NH average
Work from home
14.6%±5.4
NH: 16.8%
25.3%±6.6Highest
NH: 16.8%
5.3%±4.9Lowest
NH: 16.8%
Stratham 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 — #43 of 120 in NH —
School district Fall Mountain Regional School District Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Stratham School District Croydon School District
High school in town Fall Mountain Regional High School None in town None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
13.7
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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.