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Langdon vs Surry vs Unity
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).
Surry has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12%).
Unity has the oldest population (median age 58).
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 | Surry | Unity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 805Lowest |
1,052 |
1,375Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.4% NH: +4.6% |
+12%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-9.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42.3±12.6Lowest about the NH average |
44.7±5.1 3% above NH |
58±4.5Highest 34% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 23.5%±7.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
20.8%±6.2 NH: 18.2% |
12%±4.1Lowest 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%±4.1 NH: 20.1% |
23.3%±7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
34.9%±7Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Unity 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% |
31.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
21.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.7 NH: 6% |
6.6%±6.6Highest NH: 6% |
1%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Surry and Langdon 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 |
$110,125±$25kHighest 11% above NH |
$87,500±$16kLowest 12% below 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±$18k 30% below NH |
$331,400±$23kHighest 18% below NH |
$276,100±$29kLowest 31% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,417±$285Lowest 5% below NH |
$1,955±$374Highest 31% above NH |
$1,625±$804 9% above NH |
| Surry and Unity 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 |
$6,384Highest 4% below NH |
$5,394Lowest 19% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±81.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
33.3%±74.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
40%±100 NH: 48.2% |
| Langdon and Unity 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% |
3.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
6.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.6% NH: 72.8% |
94.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 13% above NH |
22 minLowest 18% below NH |
35 minHighest 31% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.6%±5.4 NH: 16.8% |
16%±7.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
9.5%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Surry and Langdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Fall Mountain Regional School District | — | Unity 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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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.