Compare towns
Concord vs Braintree vs Derry
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Concord has the most renters (43.2% rent).
Braintree has the oldest population (median age 58.4).
Derry has the highest household income ($109k).
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 | Braintree | Derry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 44,375Highest |
1,026Lowest |
34,116 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.7±1.3 5% above U.S. |
58.4±2.4Highest 50% above U.S. |
40.3±1.6Lowest 4% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±1.3 U.S.: 22% |
12.3%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.7%±2.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±1.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
33.2%±3.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.2%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±0.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.8%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.1%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Derry and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,902±$5k 5% above U.S. |
$79,803±$5kLowest about the U.S. average |
$108,944±$7kHighest 35% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $350,900±$13k 5% above U.S. |
$217,700±$28kLowest 35% below U.S. |
$432,000±$17kHighest 30% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,441±$43 about the U.S. average |
$840±$405Lowest 41% below U.S. |
$1,547±$138Highest 9% above U.S. |
| Derry and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,227 132% above U.S. |
$3,908Lowest 25% above U.S. |
$8,103Highest 160% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±5.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
43.4%±29.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.6%±9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Derry and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
11.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
81%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
70.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 13% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±7.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16%±2.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Braintree and Derry 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 | — | #60 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Derry Cooperative School District · Pinkerton Academy School District |
| High school in town | Concord High School | None in town | Pinkerton Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0Lowest |
— | 13.9Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.