Compare towns
Concord vs Durham vs Weare
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 renters (43.2% rent).
Durham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.8%).
Weare has the most homeowners (93.5%).
Durham is a college town. 55.1% 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 | Weare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 44,375Highest |
15,080 |
9,170Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.5% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±1.3 6% below NH |
20.8±0.3Lowest 52% below NH |
45.6±4Highest 5% above NH |
| Weare 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% |
10.3%±2.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
22.4%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Weare and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±1.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
11.5%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
13.5%±3 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3% NH: 40.6% |
75.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
41.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±0.8 NH: 6% |
55.1%±3.2Highest NH: 6% |
4.3%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,902±$5kLowest 14% below NH |
$124,056±$21kHighest 25% above NH |
$118,271±$17k 19% above NH |
| Durham and Weare 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 |
$504,300±$41kHighest 25% above NH |
$396,300±$26k about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,441±$43 3% below NH |
$1,429±$143Lowest 4% below NH |
$1,541±$214Highest 3% above NH |
| Weare and Concord 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 |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,272Lowest 6% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±5.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
66.4%±16Highest NH: 48.2% |
62.2%±24.6 NH: 48.2% |
| Durham and Weare 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% |
15.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
1.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
64.4% NH: 72.8% |
93.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 14% below NH |
19 minLowest 27% below NH |
36 minHighest 34% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
19.4%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
22.8%±4.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Weare 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 | #84 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District | Oyster River Coop School District | John Stark Regional School District · Weare School District |
| High school in town | Concord High School | Oyster River High School | John Stark Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0Highest |
12.3 |
11.4Lowest |
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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.