Compare towns
Concord vs Stoddard vs Langdon
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).
Stoddard has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.5%).
Langdon has the most kids (23.5% under 18).
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 | Stoddard | Langdon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 44,375Highest |
1,072 |
805Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% NH: +4.6% |
+11.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-5.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±1.3Lowest 6% below NH |
53±4Highest 22% above NH |
42.3±12.6 about the NH average |
| Stoddard and Langdon 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% |
17.5%±3.4 NH: 18.2% |
23.5%±7.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Langdon and Stoddard 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% |
24.4%±2.5 NH: 20.1% |
26.2%±4.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Langdon and Stoddard 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% |
34.1% NH: 40.6% |
26.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±0.8Highest NH: 6% |
3.5%±1.7 NH: 6% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Concord and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,902±$5kLowest 14% below NH |
$94,904±$11k 4% below NH |
$97,917±$31kHighest about the NH average |
| Langdon and Stoddard 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 |
$330,300±$20k 18% below NH |
$281,900±$18kLowest 30% below NH |
| Concord and Stoddard 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 |
$895±$751Lowest 40% below NH |
$1,417±$285 5% below NH |
| Concord and Langdon 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 |
$4,316Lowest 35% below NH |
$5,492 18% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±5.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
52.6%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
50%±81.8 NH: 48.2% |
| Stoddard and Langdon 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% |
4.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
91.4% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 14% below NH |
34 minHighest 25% above NH |
30 min 13% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.8 NH: 16.8% |
9.5%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.6%±5.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Langdon 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 | Stoddard School District | Fall Mountain Regional School District |
| High school in town | Concord High School | None in town | Fall Mountain Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0Lowest |
— | 13.7Highest |
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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.