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Concord vs Cornish vs Canterbury
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+3%).
Cornish has the most affordable homes ($296k median).
Canterbury has the most people working from home (21.6%).
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 | Cornish | Canterbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 44,375Highest |
1,816Lowest |
2,353 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+1.6% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±1.3Lowest 6% below NH |
54±8.3Highest 25% above NH |
48.6±3.8 12% above NH |
| Cornish and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±1.3 NH: 18.2% |
14.4%±3.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±4.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Canterbury and Concord 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% |
27.3%±4.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
22.9%±3.3 NH: 20.1% |
| Cornish and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3% NH: 40.6% |
40.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
49.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±0.8 NH: 6% |
1.4%±0.9Lowest NH: 6% |
6.8%±3Highest NH: 6% |
| Canterbury 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±$5kLowest 14% below NH |
$91,821±$2k 7% below NH |
$129,333±$37kHighest 31% above NH |
| Canterbury and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $350,900±$13k 13% below NH |
$296,000±$69kLowest 26% below NH |
$443,700±$21kHighest 10% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,441±$43 3% below NH |
$1,221±$227Lowest 18% below NH |
$2,136±$233Highest 43% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,227 8% above NH |
$5,796Lowest 13% below NH |
$7,421Highest 11% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±5.2 NH: 48.2% |
40.5%±38.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
71.7%±48.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Canterbury and Concord 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% |
4.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
5.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
93.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1980 1 yr newer than NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 14% below NH |
24 min 9% below NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.8 NH: 16.8% |
12%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
21.6%±7.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Canterbury 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 | — | — |
| School district | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District | Cornish School District | Shaker Regional School District |
| High school in town | Concord High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0 |
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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.