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Concord vs Derry vs Unity
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 shortest commute (23 min average).
Derry has the highest household income ($109k).
Unity has the oldest population (median age 58).
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 | Unity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 44,375Highest |
34,116 |
1,375Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% NH: +4.6% |
+3.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-9.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±1.3 6% below NH |
40.3±1.6Lowest 7% below NH |
58±4.5Highest 34% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±1.3 NH: 18.2% |
20.7%±2.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
12%±4.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±1.5 NH: 20.1% |
15.2%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
34.9%±7Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37.4% NH: 40.6% |
21.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±0.8 NH: 6% |
6.1%±1.5Highest NH: 6% |
1%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Derry 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 |
$108,944±$7kHighest 10% above NH |
$87,500±$16k 12% below NH |
| Derry and Unity 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 |
$432,000±$17kHighest 7% above NH |
$276,100±$29kLowest 31% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,441±$43Lowest 3% below NH |
$1,547±$138 4% above NH |
$1,625±$804Highest 9% above NH |
| Unity and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,227 8% above NH |
$8,103Highest 22% above NH |
$5,394Lowest 19% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±5.2 NH: 48.2% |
51.6%±9Highest NH: 48.2% |
40%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Derry 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%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
6.3% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
70.2% NH: 72.8% |
94.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 14% below NH |
31 min 16% above NH |
35 minHighest 31% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.8 NH: 16.8% |
16%±2.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
9.5%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Derry 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 | #60 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District | Derry Cooperative School District · Pinkerton Academy School District | Unity School District |
| High school in town | Concord High School | Pinkerton Academy | None in town |
| 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.