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Concord vs Exeter vs Henniker
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).
Exeter has the most people working from home (19.9%).
Henniker has grown the fastest since 2010 (+27.9%).
Henniker is a college town. 27% 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 | Exeter | Henniker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 44,375Highest |
16,151 |
6,197Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+12.2% NH: +4.6% |
+27.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±1.3 6% below NH |
45.8±2.3Highest 6% above NH |
31.1±6.1Lowest 28% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±1.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
17%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
15.3%±3.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Concord and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±1.5 NH: 20.1% |
24.4%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.5%±6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3% NH: 40.6% |
59.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
41.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±0.8Lowest NH: 6% |
6.1%±1.8 NH: 6% |
27%±6.5Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,902±$5kLowest 14% below NH |
$110,346±$13kHighest 11% above NH |
$95,206±$21k 4% below NH |
| Exeter and Henniker 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 |
$456,600±$21kHighest 13% above NH |
$356,700±$49k 11% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,441±$43 3% below NH |
$1,856±$223Highest 24% above NH |
$1,081±$164Lowest 27% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,227Lowest 8% above NH |
$8,814 32% above NH |
$8,877Highest 33% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±5.2 NH: 48.2% |
59%±11.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
43.5%±22.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Exeter and Concord 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% |
4.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
11.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
69.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
64.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1979Highest same as NH |
1974 5 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 14% below NH |
25 minHighest 7% below NH |
20 minLowest 24% below NH |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
19.9%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
15.5%±5.6 NH: 16.8% |
| Exeter and Henniker 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 | #22 of 120 in NH | #56 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District | Henniker School District |
| High school in town | Concord High School | Exeter High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0Highest |
12.1Lowest |
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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.