Compare towns
Monroe 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
Monroe has the most renters (11.4% rent).
Surry has the most people working from home (16%).
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 | Monroe | Surry | Unity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 786Lowest |
1,052 |
1,375Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.6% NH: +4.6% |
+12%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-9.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 51±10.4 18% above NH |
44.7±5.1Lowest 3% above NH |
58±4.5Highest 34% above NH |
| Unity and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±7.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
20.8%±6.2 NH: 18.2% |
12%±4.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Monroe and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.3%±8.9 NH: 20.1% |
23.3%±7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
34.9%±7Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Unity and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.4% NH: 40.6% |
31.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
21.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.8 NH: 6% |
6.6%±6.6Highest NH: 6% |
1%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Surry and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,150±$7k 11% below NH |
$110,125±$25kHighest 11% above NH |
$87,500±$16kLowest 12% below NH |
| Surry and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $312,700±$58k 22% below NH |
$331,400±$23kHighest 18% below NH |
$276,100±$29kLowest 31% below NH |
| Surry and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,104±$218Lowest 26% 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 | $2,661Lowest 60% below NH |
$6,384Highest 4% below NH |
$5,394 19% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48%±39Highest NH: 48.2% |
33.3%±74.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
40%±100 NH: 48.2% |
| Monroe and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.2% NH: 7.2% |
3.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
6.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.6% NH: 72.8% |
94.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the NH average |
22 minLowest 18% below NH |
35 minHighest 31% above NH |
| Work from home | 3.2%±2.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16%±7.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
9.5%±4 NH: 16.8% |
| Surry and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Monroe School District | — | Unity School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.