Compare towns
Concord vs Gilsum vs Orange
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).
Gilsum has the most affordable homes ($242k median).
Orange has the most people working from home (20.8%).
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 | Gilsum | Orange |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 44,375Highest |
716 |
320Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-7.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 40.7±1.3Lowest 6% below NH |
44.8±8.1Highest 3% above NH |
41.3±9.1 5% below NH |
| Gilsum and Orange 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% |
12%±3.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.6%±5.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Orange 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% |
19.3%±1.8 NH: 20.1% |
20%±5Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Orange and Gilsum are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
18.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
37.2% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±0.8Highest NH: 6% |
3.1%±2.3Lowest NH: 6% |
4.7%±3.7 NH: 6% |
| Concord and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,902±$5k 14% below NH |
$80,417±$7kLowest 19% below NH |
$118,750±$39kHighest 20% above NH |
| Orange and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $350,900±$13kHighest 13% below NH |
$241,500±$32kLowest 40% below NH |
$302,600±$35k 25% below NH |
| Concord and Orange 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 |
$1,575±$894Highest 6% above NH |
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| Gilsum and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,227Highest 8% above NH |
$5,579 16% below NH |
$5,132Lowest 23% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±5.2 NH: 48.2% |
76.5%±55.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Gilsum and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
13.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
9.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.5% NH: 72.8% |
97.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1972 7 yrs older than NH |
1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 14% below NH |
27 min about the NH average |
28 minHighest 5% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.8 NH: 16.8% |
11.9%±8.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
20.8%±8.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Orange and Concord 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 | — |
| High school in town | Concord High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0 |
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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.