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Concord vs Hartford vs Pomfret
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).
Hartford has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.4%).
Pomfret has the most people working from home (30.3%).
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 | Hartford | Pomfret |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 44,375Highest |
10,736 |
908Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.7±1.3Lowest 5% above U.S. |
43.2±3.9 11% above U.S. |
53.4±12.1Highest 37% above U.S. |
| Pomfret and Hartford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±1.3 U.S.: 22% |
18%±3Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.4%±6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Hartford 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.5%±3.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
29.5%±6.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Pomfret and Hartford 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
47.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
58%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.4%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Concord and Hartford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,902±$5kHighest 5% above U.S. |
$78,125±$7kLowest 3% below U.S. |
$84,229±$8k 4% above U.S. |
| Concord and Pomfret 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. |
$304,500±$26kLowest 8% below U.S. |
$399,200±$144kHighest 20% above U.S. |
| Pomfret and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,441±$43Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,218±$118 14% below U.S. |
$1,170±$98Lowest 17% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,227Highest 132% above U.S. |
$5,773Lowest 85% above U.S. |
$6,722 116% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±5.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
44.6%±12.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
24%±22.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hartford and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
11.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
67.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
81.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1970 10 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 13% below U.S. |
18 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
24 minHighest 11% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
13.9%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
30.3%±10.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #89 of 120 in NH | #34 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District | Hartford School District | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 |
| High school in town | Concord High School | Hartford High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0Highest |
9.6Lowest |
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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.