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Concord vs Durham vs Windham
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).
Durham has the youngest population (median age 20.1).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
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 | Durham | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 44,375Highest |
10,681Lowest |
16,038 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.8% NH: +4.6% |
+16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±1.3 6% below NH |
20.1±0.2Lowest 54% below NH |
41.1±2.9Highest 5% below NH |
| Windham and Concord 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% |
6.5%±2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±1.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
7.5%±1.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±2.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Concord and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
75.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
62.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±0.8 NH: 6% |
70.2%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,902±$5kLowest 14% below NH |
$112,070±$25k 13% above NH |
$189,583±$19kHighest 91% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $350,900±$13kLowest 13% below NH |
$498,000±$45k 24% above NH |
$723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,441±$43 3% below NH |
$1,302±$211Lowest 13% below NH |
$3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,227Lowest 8% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±5.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
55.4%±19.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
52.2%±50.9 NH: 48.2% |
| Durham and Windham 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% |
12.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.8% NH: 72.8% |
53.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1973 6 yrs older than NH |
1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 14% below NH |
17 minLowest 36% below NH |
31 minHighest 15% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Windham 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 | #9 of 120 in NH | #13 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District | — | Windham School District |
| High school in town | Concord High School | — | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0Highest |
— | 12.8Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.