Compare towns
Concord vs Grantham vs Bow
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).
Grantham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14%).
Bow has the highest household income ($173k).
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 | Grantham | Bow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 44,375Highest |
3,465Lowest |
8,335 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+14%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+9.4% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±1.3Lowest 6% below NH |
50.4±7.5Highest 16% above NH |
41.5±2 4% below NH |
| Grantham and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±1.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.1%±6.6 NH: 18.2% |
25%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Bow and Grantham 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% |
17%±6.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±2.5 NH: 20.1% |
| Concord and Bow 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% |
59.6% NH: 40.6% |
60.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±0.8Highest NH: 6% |
4.8%±6Lowest NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
| Concord and Bow 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 |
$106,403±$54k 7% above NH |
$172,857±$16kHighest 75% above NH |
| Bow and Grantham 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 |
$343,100±$39kLowest 15% below NH |
$506,500±$34kHighest 26% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,441±$43Lowest 3% below NH |
— | $1,539±$178Highest 3% above NH |
| Bow and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,227Lowest 8% above NH |
$7,605 14% above NH |
$9,584Highest 44% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±5.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
— | 39%±13.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Concord and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
2.7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
87.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 14% below NH |
23 minLowest 16% below NH |
27 minHighest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.8 NH: 16.8% |
13.8%±6.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.7%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #89 of 120 in NH | #6 of 120 in NH | #26 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District | Grantham School District | Bow School District |
| High school in town | Concord High School | None in town | Bow 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.