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Concord vs Rowe
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%).
Rowe has the most affordable homes ($275k 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 | Rowe |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 18,223Highest |
453Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.7% MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 47.6±2Lowest 19% above MA |
48.9±6.4Highest 22% above MA |
| Rowe 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% |
23%±5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Concord and Rowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 23.7%±2.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
30.2%±8.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Rowe 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% |
26.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.3%±2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Concord and Rowe 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 |
$69,583±$13kLowest 33% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,210,000±$72kHighest 115% above MA |
$275,000±$41kLowest 51% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,631±$166Highest 49% above MA |
$1,313±$576Lowest 25% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$1,458Lowest 76% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.2%±10.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
11.8%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Concord and Rowe 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% |
15.8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
90.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Highest 5 yrs newer than MA |
1959Lowest 5 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 11% above MA |
36 minHighest 22% above MA |
| Work from home | 36.1%±4.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
7.2%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #10 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Concord · Concord-Carlisle | Rowe |
| 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.