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Concord vs Grantham vs Holderness
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%).
Holderness has the most expensive homes ($363k median).
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 | Holderness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 44,375Highest |
3,465 |
1,917Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% NH: +4.6% |
+14%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±1.3 6% below NH |
50.4±7.5Highest 16% above NH |
39.4±7.4Lowest 9% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±1.3 NH: 18.2% |
19.1%±6.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±9.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Grantham and Concord 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% |
17%±6.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
31.4%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
59.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
55.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±0.8Highest NH: 6% |
4.8%±6 NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Concord and Grantham 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 |
$107,863±$45kHighest 9% above NH |
| Holderness 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 |
$363,100±$60kHighest 10% below NH |
| Holderness 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 |
— | $2,068±$385Highest 39% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,227 8% above NH |
$7,605Highest 14% above NH |
$3,923Lowest 41% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±5.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
— | 23.5%±21.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Concord and Holderness 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% |
0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
12.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
83.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1981 2 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%±1.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.8%±6.2 NH: 16.8% |
9.4%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Concord and Grantham 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 | #6 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District | Grantham School District | Holderness School District |
| High school in town | Concord High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0 |
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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.