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Cabot vs Concord vs Craftsbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cabot has the most people working from home (21.4%).
Concord has the most renters (43.2% rent).
Craftsbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.4%).
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 | Cabot | Concord | Craftsbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,579 |
44,375Highest |
1,352Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+11.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.3±6.6Lowest 4% above U.S. |
40.7±1.3 5% above U.S. |
41.5±4.6Highest 7% above U.S. |
| Craftsbury and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.2%±5.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.2%±4.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Cabot and Craftsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21%±6.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.7%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.7%±4.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Craftsbury and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
42.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
46.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6%±0.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
12.4%±2.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,031±$16kLowest 5% below U.S. |
$84,902±$5kHighest 5% above U.S. |
$83,672±$16k 4% above U.S. |
| Concord and Craftsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $268,500±$77kLowest 19% below U.S. |
$350,900±$13kHighest 5% above U.S. |
$270,500±$44k 19% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,243±$354 12% below U.S. |
$1,441±$43Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,091±$184Lowest 23% below U.S. |
| Concord and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,639 49% above U.S. |
$7,227Highest 132% above U.S. |
$4,164Lowest 34% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±26.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±5.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
29.9%±29.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
56.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 13% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 13% below U.S. |
27 min 3% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.4%±4.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.1%±1.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.5%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #89 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Concord High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.0 |
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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.