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Concord vs Plaistow vs Rollinsford
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).
Plaistow has the highest household income ($108k).
Rollinsford has the most people working from home (25.9%).
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 | Plaistow | Rollinsford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 44,375Highest |
7,861 |
2,626Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.9% NH: +4.6% |
+2.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±1.3Highest 6% below NH |
40.1±3.7 7% below NH |
38.8±5.5Lowest 10% below NH |
| Concord and Plaistow 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% |
19.8%±4.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.7%±4.8 NH: 18.2% |
| Plaistow and Rollinsford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±1.5 NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±3.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±4.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Rollinsford 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 NH: 40.6% |
34.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
41.2% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±0.8Highest NH: 6% |
3.3%±1.4 NH: 6% |
2.8%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,902±$5kLowest 14% below NH |
$108,317±$13kHighest 9% above NH |
$89,500±$26k 10% below NH |
| Plaistow and Rollinsford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $350,900±$13kLowest 13% below NH |
$404,500±$32kHighest about the NH average |
$398,100±$33k about the NH average |
| Plaistow and Rollinsford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,441±$43Lowest 3% below NH |
$1,664±$187 12% above NH |
$1,809±$394Highest 21% above NH |
| Rollinsford and Plaistow 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 |
$7,194 8% above NH |
$6,851Lowest about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±5.2 NH: 48.2% |
55.3%±16.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
40%±26.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Plaistow 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 NH: 7.2% |
4.5%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
78.1% NH: 72.8% |
78.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 10 yrs older than NH |
1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 14% below NH |
29 minHighest 7% above NH |
26 min about the NH average |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.8 NH: 16.8% |
13.6%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.9%±8.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #89 of 120 in NH | #66 of 120 in NH | #94 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District | Timberlane Regional School District | Rollinsford School District |
| High school in town | Concord High School | Timberlane Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0Highest |
11.4Lowest |
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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.