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Surry vs Barnet vs Langdon

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Surry has the most expensive homes ($331k median).
Barnet has the most people working from home (55%).
Langdon has the youngest population (median age 42.3).

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.

MeasureSurryBarnetLangdon
People
Population
1,052Highest
61Lowest
805
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+12%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
-5.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.7±5.1
15% above U.S.
62.2±45.8Highest
60% above U.S.
42.3±12.6Lowest
9% above U.S.
Barnet and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
20.8%±6.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
31.1%±29.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
23.5%±7.1
U.S.: 22%
Barnet and Langdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.3%±7Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
36.1%±44.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
26.2%±4.1
U.S.: 17.2%
Barnet and Langdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
31.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
59.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
26.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
6.6%±6.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0%±23.2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.7%±1.7
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
$110,125±$25kHighest
36% above U.S.
$57,917±$16kLowest
28% below U.S.
$97,917±$31k
21% 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
$331,400±$23kHighest
about the U.S. average
$204,200±$38kLowest
39% below U.S.
$281,900±$18k
15% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,955±$374Highest
38% above U.S.
—
$1,417±$285Lowest
about the U.S. average
Surry and Langdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,384Highest
105% above U.S.
$2,950Lowest
5% below U.S.
$5,492
76% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
33.3%±74.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
—
50%±81.8Highest
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
3.1%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
47.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.6%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
91.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
100%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
91.4%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1984Highest
4 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
—
30 minHighest
15% above U.S.
Work from home
16%±7.1
U.S.: 15.1%
55%±29Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.6%±5.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
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.