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Concord vs Dummerston vs Windham

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 renters (43.2% rent).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).

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.

MeasureConcordDummerstonWindham
People
Population
44,375Highest
2,090Lowest
16,038
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3%
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.1%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+16.4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
40.7±1.3Lowest
5% above U.S.
45.6±11.7Highest
17% above U.S.
41.1±2.9
6% above U.S.
Dummerston and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17.2%±1.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
21.7%±6
U.S.: 22%
27.4%±3.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
Windham and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.7%±1.5
U.S.: 17.2%
24.3%±3Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
15.5%±2.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
42.3%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
58.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
62.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
6%±0.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.3%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.8%±1.8
U.S.: 6.4%
Concord and Windham 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.
$101,696±$21k
26% above U.S.
$189,583±$19kHighest
135% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$350,900±$13k
5% above U.S.
$335,300±$22kLowest
about the U.S. average
$723,300±$50kHighest
117% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,441±$43
about the U.S. average
$1,392±$126Lowest
about the U.S. average
$3,218±$350Highest
128% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$7,227
132% above U.S.
$4,536Lowest
45% above U.S.
$10,000+Highest
at least 221% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
44.1%±5.2Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
44.1%±32.2Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
52.2%±50.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Windham 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%
4.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
56.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
92.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
93.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1969Lowest
11 yrs older than U.S.
1971
9 yrs older than U.S.
1996Highest
16 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 min
13% below U.S.
21 minLowest
21% below U.S.
31 minHighest
17% above U.S.
Work from home
14.1%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
25.9%±10.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
21.9%±4.4
U.S.: 15.1%
Dummerston and Windham 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 — #13 of 120 in NH
School district Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 Windham School District
High school in town Concord High School None in town Windham High School
Students per teacherat that high school
13.0Highest
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12.8Lowest
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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.