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Concord vs Gray vs Hopkinton vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Concord has the most renters (43.2% rent).
Gray has the most kids (19% under 18).
Hopkinton has the highest household income ($137k).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
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 | Gray | Hopkinton | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 44,375Highest |
8,429 |
6,037 |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.7±1.3Lowest 5% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5 12% above U.S. |
45±2.8 16% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±1.3 U.S.: 22% |
19%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.8%±4.1 U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Gray and Hopkinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.9%±4.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
58.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±0.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
7.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hopkinton and Concord 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 5% above U.S. |
$95,236±$8k 18% above U.S. |
$137,477±$21kHighest 70% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56k 42% above U.S. |
| Hopkinton and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $350,900±$13kLowest 5% above U.S. |
$363,700±$20k 9% above U.S. |
$506,900±$54k 52% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,441±$43Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,371±$89 about the U.S. average |
$1,270±$129Lowest 10% below U.S. |
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| Concord and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,227 132% above U.S. |
$3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$4,473 43% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±5.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.4%±6 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
87.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1968Lowest 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 13% below U.S. |
29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 16% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
23.8%±8.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ogunquit and Hopkinton 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 | #10 of 133 in ME | #28 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Hopkinton School District | — |
| High school in town | Concord High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Hopkinton High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0Highest |
12.5 |
12.0Lowest |
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U.S. 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.