What stands out worked out from the figures below

Concord has the most renters (43.2% rent).

Alton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.3%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Concord	Alton
People
Population	44,375Highest	5,994Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+3%Lowest NH: +4.6%	+12.3%Highest NH: +4.6%
Median age	40.7±1.3Lowest 6% below NH	53.7±3.2Highest 24% above NH
Kids under 18	17.2%±1.3Highest NH: 18.2%	13.4%±4Lowest NH: 18.2%
	Concord and Alton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18.7%±1.5Lowest NH: 20.1%	25.1%±4.5Highest NH: 20.1%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	42.3%Highest NH: 40.6%	35.8%Lowest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6%±0.8Highest NH: 6%	0.8%±0.8Lowest NH: 6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$84,902±$5kLowest 14% below NH	$113,715±$19kHighest 15% above NH
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$350,900±$13kLowest 13% below NH	$430,400±$37kHighest 7% above NH
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,441±$43 3% below NH	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,227Highest 8% above NH	$4,183Lowest 37% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	44.1%±5.2Highest NH: 48.2%	31.7%±27.7Lowest NH: 48.2%
	Concord and Alton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	8.9%Highest NH: 7.2%	4.1%Lowest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	56.8%Lowest NH: 72.8%	93.7%Highest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH	1974Highest 5 yrs older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	23 minLowest 14% below NH	33 minHighest 24% above NH
Work from home	14.1%±1.8Highest NH: 16.8%	13.1%±5.2Lowest NH: 16.8%
	Concord and Alton 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	#89 of 120 in NH	#72 of 120 in NH
School district	Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District	Prospect Mountain JMA School District · Alton School District
High school in town	Concord High School	Prospect Mountain High School
Students per teacherat that high school	13.0Highest	11.1Lowest
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Old photos in Our Story	None yet	None yet

NH 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.