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Concord vs Heath
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).
Heath has the most affordable homes ($295k 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 | Heath |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 18,223Highest |
765Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.6±2Lowest 19% above MA |
53.8±11.9Highest 35% above MA |
| Heath 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% |
13.1%±2.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 23.7%±2.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
33.6%±8.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Heath 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% |
46.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.3%±2.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Concord and Heath 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 |
$98,750±$23kLowest 5% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,210,000±$72kHighest 115% above MA |
$295,000±$45kLowest 48% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,631±$166 49% above MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$4,438Lowest 26% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.2%±10.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
40%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Concord and Heath 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% |
6.6%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
88.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 5 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 11% above MA |
35 minHighest 20% above MA |
| Work from home | 36.1%±4.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
31.7%±17.1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Concord and Heath 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 | — |
| School district | Concord · Concord-Carlisle | — |
| High school in town | Concord Carlisle High | — |
| 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.