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Concord vs Dunstable vs Harvard
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 expensive homes ($1210k median).
Dunstable has the most affordable homes ($674k median).
Harvard has the most people working from home (44.8%).
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.
| Measure | Concord | Dunstable | Harvard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,223Highest |
3,408Lowest |
6,927 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.1% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.6±2Highest 19% above MA |
41.5±2.4Lowest 4% above MA |
44.1±4.7 10% above MA |
| Concord and Harvard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.6%±2.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
22.4%±4.3 MA: 19.4% |
21.1%±4.5Lowest 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% |
16.3%±2.8 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 79.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
62.4% MA: 47.3% |
62%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1.7 MA: 7.9% |
7.1%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±1.5Lowest 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±$23k 101% above MA |
$213,996±$24kHighest 106% above MA |
| Harvard and Dunstable 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 |
$833,600±$54k 48% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,631±$166Highest 49% above MA |
$1,325±$637 25% below MA |
$1,321±$424Lowest 25% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$9,020Lowest 51% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.2%±10.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
60%±77.1 MA: 51.8% |
72.5%±51.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Harvard and Dunstable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.7% MA: 10% |
0.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.5%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
89.4% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 5 yrs newer than MA |
1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA |
1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 11% above MA |
34 minHighest 18% above MA |
32 minLowest 9% above MA |
| Work from home | 36.1%±4.5 MA: 18.6% |
20%±3.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
44.8%±6.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Harvard and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #10 of 282 in MA | #4 of 282 in MA | #12 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Concord · Concord-Carlisle | Groton-Dunstable | Harvard |
| High school in town | Concord Carlisle High | None in town | The Bromfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Highest |
— | 11.0Lowest |
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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.