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Concord vs Rumney vs Warner
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 shortest commute (23 min average).
Rumney has the most affordable homes ($310k median).
Warner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
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 | Rumney | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 44,375Highest |
1,458Lowest |
2,959 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% NH: +4.6% |
+1.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±1.3Lowest 6% below NH |
44.5±2.3Highest about the NH average |
43.7±4 about the NH average |
| Rumney and Warner 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% |
18.7%±4.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Rumney and Warner 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% |
24.1%±3.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
| Rumney and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3% NH: 40.6% |
41.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
42.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±0.8Highest NH: 6% |
4.9%±2.3Lowest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6 NH: 6% |
| Concord and Warner 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 |
$79,444±$21kLowest 20% below NH |
$94,022±$18kHighest 5% below NH |
| Warner 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±$13k 13% below NH |
$309,800±$37kLowest 23% below NH |
$353,100±$22kHighest 12% below NH |
| Warner and Concord 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 |
$1,064±$100Lowest 29% below NH |
$1,219±$123 18% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,227 8% above NH |
$4,716Lowest 29% below NH |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±5.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.1%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Warner and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9% NH: 7.2% |
10.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
77.8%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1976Highest 3 yrs older than NH |
1975 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 14% below NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
32 min 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.4%±7 NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Warner and Rumney 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 | Rumney School District | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | Concord High School | None in town | 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.