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Sullivan vs Rochester vs Langdon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sullivan has the most affordable homes ($237k median).
Rochester has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.2%).
Langdon has the most kids (23.5% under 18).
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 | Sullivan | Rochester | Langdon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 687Lowest |
33,144Highest |
805 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8% NH: +4.6% |
+9.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-5.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 46.6±6.5Highest 8% above NH |
43±1.8 about the NH average |
42.3±12.6Lowest about the NH average |
| Sullivan and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18.2%±1.7 NH: 18.2% |
23.5%±7.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Langdon and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.5%±3.6 NH: 20.1% |
19.6%±1.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
26.2%±4.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Langdon and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.5%Highest NH: 40.6% |
27.1% NH: 40.6% |
26.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2.6 NH: 6% |
4.3%±1Highest NH: 6% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Rochester and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,667±$20kHighest 8% above NH |
$80,836±$3kLowest 18% below NH |
$97,917±$31k about the NH average |
| Sullivan and Langdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $236,500±$29kLowest 41% below NH |
$279,100±$10k 31% below NH |
$281,900±$18kHighest 30% below NH |
| Langdon and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,225±$275Lowest 18% below NH |
$1,369±$72 8% below NH |
$1,417±$285Highest 5% below NH |
| Langdon and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,099Lowest 24% below NH |
$5,334 20% below NH |
$5,492Highest 18% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±84.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
46.3%±7 NH: 48.2% |
50%±81.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Langdon and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.6% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
66%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.4% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 same as NH |
1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 20% above NH |
26 minLowest about the NH average |
30 min 13% above NH |
| Work from home | 4.2%±2.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
11.8%±2.1 NH: 16.8% |
14.6%±5.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Langdon and Rochester 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 | — | #98 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Rochester School District | Fall Mountain Regional School District |
| High school in town | — | Spaulding High School | Fall Mountain Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.2Lowest |
13.7Highest |
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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.