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Langdon vs Surry vs Webster
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).
Surry has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12%).
Webster has the most people working from home (17.1%).
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 | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 805Lowest |
1,052 |
2,227Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+12%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.2% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42.3±12.6Lowest about the NH average |
44.7±5.1Highest 3% above NH |
44.7±7.6Highest 3% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 23.5%±7.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
20.8%±6.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±8 NH: 18.2% |
| Langdon and Webster 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% |
23.3%±7 NH: 20.1% |
19.4%±1.3Lowest 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% |
31.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
6.6%±6.6Highest NH: 6% |
3%±1.4 NH: 6% |
| Surry and Webster 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 |
$110,125±$25kHighest 11% above NH |
$107,171±$14k 8% above NH |
| Surry and Webster 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 |
$331,400±$23k 18% below NH |
$338,500±$30kHighest 16% below NH |
| Webster and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,417±$285 5% below NH |
$1,955±$374Highest 31% above NH |
$1,396±$622Lowest 6% below NH |
| Surry and Langdon 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 |
$6,384Highest 4% below NH |
$6,021 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±81.8 NH: 48.2% |
33.3%±74.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
53.6%±71Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Webster 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% |
3.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.6% NH: 72.8% |
96%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 13% above NH |
22 minLowest 18% below NH |
31 minHighest 14% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.6%±5.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16%±7.1 NH: 16.8% |
17.1%±3.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Webster and Surry 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 | — | Merrimack Valley 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.