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Concord vs Derry vs Durham
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 affordable homes ($351k median).
Derry has the most homeowners (70.2%).
Durham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.8%).
Durham is a college town. 70.2% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Derry | Durham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 44,375Highest |
34,116 |
10,681Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.6% NH: +4.6% |
+7.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±1.3Highest 6% below NH |
40.3±1.6 7% below NH |
20.1±0.2Lowest 54% below NH |
| Concord and Derry 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% |
20.7%±2.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
6.5%±2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±1.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.2%±1.6 NH: 20.1% |
7.5%±1.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3% NH: 40.6% |
37.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
75.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±0.8Lowest NH: 6% |
6.1%±1.5 NH: 6% |
70.2%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,902±$5kLowest 14% below NH |
$108,944±$7k 10% above NH |
$112,070±$25kHighest 13% above NH |
| Durham and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $350,900±$13kLowest 13% below NH |
$432,000±$17k 7% above NH |
$498,000±$45kHighest 24% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,441±$43 3% below NH |
$1,547±$138Highest 4% above NH |
$1,302±$211Lowest 13% below NH |
| Derry and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,227Lowest 8% above NH |
$8,103 22% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±5.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
51.6%±9 NH: 48.2% |
55.4%±19.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Durham and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9% NH: 7.2% |
4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
12.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.8% NH: 72.8% |
70.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
53.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1973 6 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 14% below NH |
31 minHighest 16% above NH |
17 minLowest 36% below NH |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16%±2.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
| Derry and Durham 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 | #9 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District | Derry Cooperative School District · Pinkerton Academy School District | — |
| High school in town | Concord High School | Pinkerton Academy | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0Lowest |
13.9Highest |
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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.