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Concord vs Roxbury vs Rochester
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 people working from home (14.1%).
Roxbury has the most homeowners (95.5%).
Rochester has the most affordable homes ($279k median).
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 | Roxbury | Rochester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 44,375Highest |
299Lowest |
33,144 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
— | +9.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±1.3Lowest 6% below NH |
43.2±17.7Highest about the NH average |
43±1.8 about the NH average |
| Roxbury and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±1.3 NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±11.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18.2%±1.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Rochester and Concord 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%±10.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
19.6%±1.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Rochester 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% |
30.6% NH: 40.6% |
27.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±0.8 NH: 6% |
13.4%±15.8Highest NH: 6% |
4.3%±1Lowest NH: 6% |
| Roxbury and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,902±$5kHighest 14% below NH |
$69,226±$14kLowest 30% below NH |
$80,836±$3k 18% below NH |
| Concord and Rochester 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 |
$323,100±$219k 20% below NH |
$279,100±$10kLowest 31% below NH |
| Concord and Roxbury 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 |
— | $1,369±$72Lowest 8% below NH |
| Concord and Rochester 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 |
$5,787 13% below NH |
$5,334Lowest 20% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±5.2 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
46.3%±7Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Rochester 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% |
3.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.3% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
66% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 14% below NH |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
26 minHighest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
11.8%±2.1 NH: 16.8% |
| Concord and Rochester 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 | — | #98 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District | — | Rochester School District |
| High school in town | Concord High School | — | Spaulding High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0Lowest |
— | 13.2Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.