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Concord vs Kennebunk vs Stratham
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).
Kennebunk has the oldest population (median age 54.6).
Stratham has the highest household income ($152k).
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 | Kennebunk | Stratham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 44,375Highest |
11,820 |
7,754Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.7±1.3Lowest 5% above U.S. |
54.6±3.3Highest 40% above U.S. |
41.6±4.9 7% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.7%±3 U.S.: 22% |
23.5%±5.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Stratham and Kennebunk 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% |
30%±4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
51.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
69.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Concord and Stratham 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. |
$107,804±$8k 34% above U.S. |
$151,998±$20kHighest 88% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $350,900±$13kLowest 5% above U.S. |
$487,700±$21k 47% above U.S. |
$655,400±$36kHighest 97% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,441±$43 about the U.S. average |
$1,425±$290Lowest about the U.S. average |
$2,511±$377Highest 78% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,227 132% above U.S. |
$4,999Lowest 60% above U.S. |
$9,781Highest 214% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±5.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
37.1%±10.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
64%±38.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Stratham 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% |
7.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 13% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
27 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
32.5%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.3%±6.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Kennebunk and Stratham 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 | #9 of 133 in ME | #43 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District | RSU 21 | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Stratham School District |
| High school in town | Concord High School | Kennebunk High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0Highest |
11.6Lowest |
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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.