Compare towns
Concord vs Croydon vs Lyndeborough
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).
Croydon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.8%).
Lyndeborough has the highest household income ($117k).
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 | Croydon | Lyndeborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 44,375Highest |
798Lowest |
1,616 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% NH: +4.6% |
+4.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+1.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±1.3Lowest 6% below NH |
43±9.1 about the NH average |
50±3.2Highest 15% above NH |
| Lyndeborough and Croydon 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% |
19%±6.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.9%±5.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Croydon 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% |
27.4%±3.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±1.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Croydon and Lyndeborough 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% |
21.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
40.1% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±0.8Highest NH: 6% |
4%±3.3 NH: 6% |
3.7%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Concord and Croydon 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 |
$98,333±$21k about the NH average |
$116,964±$17kHighest 18% above NH |
| Lyndeborough and Croydon 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 |
$317,300±$33kLowest 21% below NH |
$390,900±$26kHighest about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,441±$43 3% below NH |
$991±$336Lowest 34% below NH |
$1,482±$457Highest about the NH average |
| Lyndeborough and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,227Highest 8% above NH |
$3,806Lowest 43% below NH |
$7,133 7% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±5.2 NH: 48.2% |
7.1%±75.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.9%±90Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Lyndeborough 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% |
6.4% NH: 7.2% |
3.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
86.6% NH: 72.8% |
92.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 14% below NH |
26 min about the NH average |
39 minHighest 46% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.8 NH: 16.8% |
5.3%±4.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±3.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Lyndeborough 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 | Croydon School District | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative 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.