Compare towns
Concord vs Marlborough vs Orange
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Concord has the most renters (43.2% rent).
Marlborough has the most kids (23.5% under 18).
Orange has the most people working from home (20.8%).
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 | Marlborough | Orange |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 44,375Highest |
2,207 |
320Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+1.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 40.7±1.3Lowest 6% below NH |
46±9.2Highest 6% above NH |
41.3±9.1 5% below NH |
| Marlborough and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±1.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
23.5%±5.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
20.6%±5.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Marlborough and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±1.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
23.7%±1.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
20%±5 NH: 20.1% |
| Marlborough and Orange 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 NH: 40.6% |
39.5% NH: 40.6% |
37.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±0.8Highest NH: 6% |
1.5%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
4.7%±3.7 NH: 6% |
| Concord and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,902±$5k 14% below NH |
$69,032±$9kLowest 30% below NH |
$118,750±$39kHighest 20% above NH |
| Orange and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $350,900±$13kHighest 13% below NH |
$267,200±$35kLowest 34% below NH |
$302,600±$35k 25% below NH |
| Concord and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,441±$43Highest 3% below NH |
$1,133±$323Lowest 24% below NH |
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| Concord and Marlborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,227Highest 8% above NH |
$6,362 5% below NH |
$5,132Lowest 23% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±5.2 NH: 48.2% |
50.4%±25.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Marlborough and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
13.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
9.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
68.1% NH: 72.8% |
97.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 14% below NH |
21 minLowest 21% below NH |
28 minHighest 5% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.8 NH: 16.8% |
12.3%±6.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
20.8%±8.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Orange 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 | — | — |
| School district | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District | Marlborough School District | — |
| High school in town | Concord High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0 |
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NH 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.