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Concord vs Danvers vs Ogunquit

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 affordable homes ($351k median).
Danvers has the highest household income ($125k).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).

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.

MeasureConcordDanversOgunquit
People
Population
44,375Highest
28,098
1,379Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+6%
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
40.7±1.3Lowest
5% above U.S.
45.3±3
16% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
Kids under 18
17.2%±1.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
17.2%±2Highest
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
18.7%±1.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
22.6%±2.2
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
42.3%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
48.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
6%±0.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4%±1.3Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
Concord and Ogunquit 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
5% above U.S.
$125,395±$10kHighest
55% above U.S.
$114,259±$56k
42% above U.S.
Danvers and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$350,900±$13kLowest
5% above U.S.
$644,200±$23k
94% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,441±$43Lowest
about the U.S. average
$2,076±$192Highest
47% above U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$7,227Highest
132% above U.S.
$6,654
113% above U.S.
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
44.1%±5.2
U.S.: 51.1%
48.8%±8.6Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Danvers 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
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
56.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
69.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1969
11 yrs older than U.S.
1963Lowest
17 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minLowest
13% below U.S.
28 minHighest
8% above U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
Work from home
14.1%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
19.3%±3.6
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #89 of 120 in NH #91 of 282 in MA —
School district Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District — —
High school in town Concord High School — —
Students per teacherat that high school
13.0
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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.