Compare towns
Concord vs Rollinsford vs Center Harbor
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).
Rollinsford has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Center Harbor has the oldest population (median age 60.4).
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 | Rollinsford | Center Harbor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 44,375Highest |
2,626 |
955Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.8% NH: +4.6% |
-5.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±1.3 6% below NH |
38.8±5.5Lowest 10% below NH |
60.4±4.8Highest 39% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±1.3 NH: 18.2% |
17.7%±4.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
11.9%±5.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Rollinsford 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 NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±4.9 NH: 20.1% |
39.5%±13.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3% NH: 40.6% |
41.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
47.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±0.8Highest NH: 6% |
2.8%±1.5 NH: 6% |
0.9%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,902±$5kLowest 14% below NH |
$89,500±$26k 10% below NH |
$104,313±$16kHighest 5% above NH |
| Center Harbor 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 |
$398,100±$33k about the NH average |
$463,800±$74kHighest 15% above NH |
| Center Harbor 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 |
$1,809±$394Highest 21% above NH |
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| Rollinsford and Concord 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 |
$6,851 about the NH average |
$4,667Lowest 30% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±5.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
40%±26.1 NH: 48.2% |
14.3%±59.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Concord and Rollinsford 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% |
4.8% NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
78.2% NH: 72.8% |
91%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 10 yrs older than NH |
1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 14% below NH |
26 minHighest about the NH average |
25 min 8% below NH |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.8 NH: 16.8% |
25.9%±8.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
8.9%±5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #89 of 120 in NH | #94 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District | Rollinsford 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.