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Langdon vs Surry vs Windham
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 the shortest commute (22 min average).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($723k median).
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 | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 805Lowest |
1,052 |
16,038Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+12% NH: +4.6% |
+16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42.3±12.6 about the NH average |
44.7±5.1Highest 3% above NH |
41.1±2.9Lowest 5% below 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%±7.1 NH: 18.2% |
20.8%±6.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Windham and Langdon 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% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest 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% NH: 40.6% |
62.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
6.6%±6.6Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.8 NH: 6% |
| Surry and Windham 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±$25k 11% above NH |
$189,583±$19kHighest 91% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $281,900±$18kLowest 30% below NH |
$331,400±$23k 18% below NH |
$723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,417±$285Lowest 5% below NH |
$1,955±$374 31% above NH |
$3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,492Lowest 18% below NH |
$6,384 4% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±81.8 NH: 48.2% |
33.3%±74.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
52.2%±50.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Windham and Langdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.1% NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.6% NH: 72.8% |
93.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984 5 yrs newer than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 13% above NH |
22 minLowest 18% below NH |
31 minHighest 15% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.6%±5.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16%±7.1 NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Windham and Surry 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 | — | — | #13 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Fall Mountain Regional School District | — | Windham School District |
| High school in town | Fall Mountain Regional High School | — | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.7Highest |
— | 12.8Lowest |
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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.