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Concord vs Hampden 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).
Hampden has the most kids (25.8% under 18).
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.

MeasureConcordHampdenOgunquit
People
Population
44,375Highest
7,896
1,379Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+6.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
40.7±1.3Lowest
5% above U.S.
41±2.9
5% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
Kids under 18
17.2%±1.3
U.S.: 22%
25.8%±5.7Highest
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
18.7%±1.5
U.S.: 17.2%
17.2%±3.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
42.3%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
45.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
6%±0.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.3%±2.3
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Concord and Hampden 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.
$111,959±$13k
39% above U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$350,900±$13k
5% above U.S.
$301,300±$38kLowest
9% below U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,441±$43Highest
about the U.S. average
$1,286±$317Lowest
9% below U.S.
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Concord and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$7,227Highest
132% above U.S.
$3,694Lowest
18% above U.S.
$4,473
43% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
44.1%±5.2Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
22.2%±15.1
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Below poverty line
8.9%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
56.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
85.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1969Lowest
11 yrs older than U.S.
1982Highest
2 yrs newer than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 min
13% below U.S.
23 minLowest
14% below U.S.
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
14.1%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
21.3%±5.5
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #89 of 120 in NH #6 of 133 in ME —
School district Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District RSU 22 —
High school in town Concord High School Hampden Academy —
Students per teacherat that high school
13.0Lowest
14.8Highest
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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.