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Concord vs Dunstable
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 people working from home (36.1%).
Dunstable has the most affordable homes ($674k 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 | Dunstable |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 18,223Highest |
3,408Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.6±2Highest 19% above MA |
41.5±2.4Lowest 4% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 23.6%±2.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
22.4%±4.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Concord and Dunstable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 23.7%±2.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
15%±2.6Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 79.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
62.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
7.1%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Dunstable and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $195,350±$22kLowest 88% above MA |
$208,512±$23kHighest 101% above MA |
| Dunstable and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,210,000±$72kHighest 115% above MA |
$674,000±$30kLowest 20% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,631±$166Highest 49% above MA |
$1,325±$637Lowest 25% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$9,020Lowest 51% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.2%±10.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
60%±77.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Dunstable and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 3.7%Highest MA: 10% |
0.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 5 yrs newer than MA |
1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 11% above MA |
34 minHighest 18% above MA |
| Work from home | 36.1%±4.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
20%±3.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #10 of 282 in MA | #4 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Concord · Concord-Carlisle | Groton-Dunstable |
| High school in town | Concord Carlisle High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4 |
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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.