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Concord vs Edgartown

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).
Edgartown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+27.1%).

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.

MeasureConcordEdgartown
People
Population
18,223Highest
5,278Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+4.7%Lowest
MA: +7.4%
+27.1%Highest
MA: +7.4%
Median age
47.6±2Lowest
19% above MA
51.9±8.6Highest
30% above MA
Edgartown and Concord 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%
10%±3.6Lowest
MA: 19.4%
Age 65+
23.7%±2.9Lowest
MA: 17.9%
29.7%±8.9Highest
MA: 17.9%
Edgartown and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
79.4%Highest
MA: 47.3%
56.3%Lowest
MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.5%±1.7Highest
MA: 7.9%
3.8%±3.2Lowest
MA: 7.9%
Concord and Edgartown 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
$125,236±$33kLowest
20% above MA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$1,210,000±$72kHighest
115% above MA
$1,199,300±$262kLowest
113% above MA
Concord and Edgartown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$2,631±$166Highest
49% above MA
$1,796±$470Lowest
about the MA average
Property taxmedian, yearly
$10,000+Highest
at least 67% above MA
$5,641Lowest
6% below MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
53.2%±10.5Highest
MA: 51.8%
30%±35.6Lowest
MA: 51.8%
Concord and Edgartown 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%
4.7%Highest
MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
75.7%Lowest
MA: 62.5%
87%Highest
MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1969Lowest
5 yrs newer than MA
1984Highest
20 yrs newer than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minHighest
11% above MA
12 minLowest
60% below MA
Work from home
36.1%±4.5Highest
MA: 18.6%
25.6%±15.2Lowest
MA: 18.6%
Concord and Edgartown 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 #242 of 282 in MA
School district Concord · Concord-Carlisle Edgartown
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.