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Worcester vs Langdon vs Middlesex

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Worcester has the most renters (14.1% rent).
Langdon has the most kids (23.5% under 18).
Middlesex has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).

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.

MeasureWorcesterLangdonMiddlesex
People
Population
831
805Lowest
1,943Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-3.4%
U.S.: +7.4%
-5.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+2.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
47±2.7Highest
21% above U.S.
42.3±12.6Lowest
9% above U.S.
44.4±3.9
14% above U.S.
Worcester and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
12.8%±3.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
23.5%±7.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
21.3%±3.1
U.S.: 22%
Langdon and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.5%±2.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
26.2%±4.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.6%±3.7
U.S.: 17.2%
Langdon and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
53%
U.S.: 35.7%
26.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
54.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
6.9%±4.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.7%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.2%±2.6
U.S.: 6.4%
Worcester and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$73,833±$18kLowest
9% below U.S.
$97,917±$31k
21% above U.S.
$109,632±$13kHighest
36% above U.S.
Middlesex and Langdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$271,100±$27kLowest
19% below U.S.
$281,900±$18k
15% below U.S.
$376,300±$40kHighest
13% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,023±$136Lowest
28% below U.S.
$1,417±$285Highest
about the U.S. average
$1,333±$359
6% below U.S.
Langdon and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,421Lowest
42% above U.S.
$5,492
76% above U.S.
$6,483Highest
108% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
25.5%±37
U.S.: 51.1%
50%±81.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Langdon and Worcester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5.9%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.6%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
85.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
91.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
96.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976Lowest
4 yrs older than U.S.
1984
4 yrs newer than U.S.
1986Highest
6 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 min
9% above U.S.
30 minHighest
15% above U.S.
27 minLowest
4% above U.S.
Work from home
23.6%±4.8
U.S.: 15.1%
14.6%±5.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
28.4%±10.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Middlesex and Worcester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 Fall Mountain Regional School District Washington Central Unified Union School District #92
High school in town None in town Fall Mountain Regional High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
13.7
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Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet

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.