Compare towns
Concord vs Dennis
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Concord has the most kids (23.6% under 18).
Dennis has the most affordable homes ($627k median).
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 | Concord | Dennis |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 18,223Highest |
14,868Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.6±2Lowest 19% above MA |
59.5±2Highest 49% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 23.6%±2.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
9%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 23.7%±2.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
39.8%±3.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 79.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
44.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Concord and Dennis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $195,350±$22kHighest 88% above MA |
$88,154±$10kLowest 15% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,210,000±$72kHighest 115% above MA |
$627,100±$28kLowest 12% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,631±$166Highest 49% above MA |
$1,420±$260Lowest 19% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$2,877Lowest 52% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.2%±10.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
59.2%±9.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Dennis and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 3.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
78.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 5 yrs newer than MA |
1970Highest 6 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 11% above MA |
24 minLowest 17% below MA |
| Work from home | 36.1%±4.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
16.9%±5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #10 of 282 in MA | #238 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Concord · Concord-Carlisle | Dennis-Yarmouth |
| High school in town | Concord Carlisle High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
MA 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.