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Concord vs Chichester vs Rochester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Concord has the most renters (43.2% rent).
Chichester has the most people working from home (19%).
Rochester has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.2%).
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 | Chichester | Rochester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 44,375Highest |
2,745Lowest |
33,144 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.6% NH: +4.6% |
+9.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±1.3Lowest 6% below NH |
43±3.3Highest about the NH average |
43±1.8Highest about the NH average |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±1.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.3%±4.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.2%±1.7 NH: 18.2% |
| Chichester and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±1.5 NH: 20.1% |
17.2%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
19.6%±1.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Rochester and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37.4% NH: 40.6% |
27.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±0.8Highest NH: 6% |
3.9%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
4.3%±1 NH: 6% |
| Concord and Rochester 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 14% below NH |
$109,297±$13kHighest 10% above NH |
$80,836±$3kLowest 18% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $350,900±$13k 13% below NH |
$409,300±$26kHighest about the NH average |
$279,100±$10kLowest 31% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,441±$43 3% below NH |
$2,055±$275Highest 38% above NH |
$1,369±$72Lowest 8% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,227Highest 8% above NH |
$7,189 8% above NH |
$5,334Lowest 20% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±5.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
55.6%±34.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
46.3%±7 NH: 48.2% |
| Chichester and Rochester 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% |
6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.3% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
85.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
66% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 14% below NH |
30 minHighest 13% above NH |
26 min about the NH average |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.8 NH: 16.8% |
19%±8Highest NH: 16.8% |
11.8%±2.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Chichester and Concord 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 | #75 of 120 in NH | #98 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District | Chichester School District | Rochester School District |
| High school in town | Concord High School | None in town | Spaulding High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0Lowest |
— | 13.2Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.