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Langdon vs Upton vs Surry
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Langdon has the most kids (23.5% under 18).
Upton has the oldest population (median age 70.4).
Surry has the most people working from home (16%).
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 | Upton | Surry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 805 |
91Lowest |
1,052Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +12%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.3±12.6Lowest 9% above U.S. |
70.4±0.4Highest 81% above U.S. |
44.7±5.1 15% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 23.5%±7.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
0%±34.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.8%±6.2 U.S.: 22% |
| 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
80.2%±49.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.3%±7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
14.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
31.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.1%±12.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.6%±6.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| 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±$31kLowest 21% above U.S. |
— | $110,125±$25kHighest 36% above U.S. |
| 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 15% below U.S. |
— | $331,400±$23kHighest about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,417±$285Lowest about the U.S. average |
— | $1,955±$374Highest 38% above U.S. |
| Surry and Langdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,492 76% above U.S. |
$731Lowest 77% below U.S. |
$6,384Highest 105% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±81.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
33.3%±74.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Langdon and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
0%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
91.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 15% above U.S. |
24 min 9% below U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.6%±5.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
13%±12Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16%±7.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| 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 | — | — |
| High school in town | Fall Mountain Regional High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.7 |
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U.S. 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.