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Concord vs Fitzwilliam vs Sutton

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).
Fitzwilliam has the most people working from home (18.6%).
Sutton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).

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.

MeasureConcordFitzwilliamSutton
People
Population
44,375Highest
2,278
2,239Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3%
NH: +4.6%
-1.9%Lowest
NH: +4.6%
+7.7%Highest
NH: +4.6%
Median age
40.7±1.3Lowest
6% below NH
49.2±4.2Highest
14% above NH
48.1±4.1
11% above NH
Fitzwilliam and Sutton 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%
15.1%±2.9Lowest
NH: 18.2%
20.5%±3.8Highest
NH: 18.2%
Sutton and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.7%±1.5Lowest
NH: 20.1%
27%±3.4Highest
NH: 20.1%
21.6%±5.9
NH: 20.1%
Fitzwilliam and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
42.3%
NH: 40.6%
37.6%Lowest
NH: 40.6%
44.3%Highest
NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
6%±0.8Highest
NH: 6%
2%±0.8Lowest
NH: 6%
4.9%±3.6
NH: 6%
Concord and Sutton 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
$100,735±$11k
about the NH average
$130,313±$31kHighest
32% above NH
Sutton and Fitzwilliam 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
$305,900±$34kLowest
24% below NH
$362,600±$16kHighest
10% below NH
Sutton and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,441±$43Lowest
3% below NH
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$1,656±$614Highest
11% above NH
Sutton 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
$5,173Lowest
22% below NH
$7,652Highest
15% above NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
44.1%±5.2
NH: 48.2%
72.1%±51.8Highest
NH: 48.2%
27.6%±47.2Lowest
NH: 48.2%
Fitzwilliam 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%
9.2%Highest
NH: 7.2%
4.8%Lowest
NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
56.8%Lowest
NH: 72.8%
94.2%
NH: 72.8%
95.7%Highest
NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year
1969
10 yrs older than NH
1967Lowest
12 yrs older than NH
1971Highest
8 yrs older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minLowest
14% below NH
39 minHighest
48% above NH
29 min
10% above NH
Work from home
14.1%±1.8Lowest
NH: 16.8%
18.6%±4.9Highest
NH: 16.8%
14.8%±5.6
NH: 16.8%
Fitzwilliam and Sutton 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 — —
School district Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District Monadnock Regional School District Kearsarge Regional School District
High school in town Concord High School None in town Kearsarge Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school
13.0Highest
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10.4Lowest
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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.