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Concord vs Hermon vs Berwick
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).
Hermon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+19.3%).
Berwick has the most people working from home (20.2%).
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 | Hermon | Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 44,375Highest |
6,727Lowest |
8,175 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+19.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.7±1.3Lowest 5% above U.S. |
41.1±4.7Highest 6% above U.S. |
40.7±2.9Lowest 5% above U.S. |
| Hermon and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.6%±4.6 U.S.: 22% |
22.7%±4.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Berwick and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±1.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±4.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.2%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hermon and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
35%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.8%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Concord and Hermon 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. |
$96,629±$22kHighest 20% above U.S. |
$94,771±$24k 17% above U.S. |
| Hermon and Berwick 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. |
$333,600±$32kLowest about the U.S. average |
$369,100±$19kHighest 11% above U.S. |
| Berwick and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,441±$43 about the U.S. average |
$1,406±$202Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,452±$430Highest about the U.S. average |
| Berwick and Concord 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. |
$2,761Lowest 11% below U.S. |
$4,436 42% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±5.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
28.2%±19.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
50.6%±46Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Berwick 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% |
6.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
87.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
2000Highest 20 yrs newer than U.S. |
1989 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 13% below U.S. |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
30 minHighest 12% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.2%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Berwick and Concord 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 | #54 of 133 in ME | #101 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District | Hermon Public Schools | RSU 60/MSAD 60 |
| High school in town | Concord High School | Hermon High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0Lowest |
14.6Highest |
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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.