Compare towns
Concord vs Swanzey vs Newfields
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).
Swanzey has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
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 | Swanzey | Newfields |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 44,375Highest |
7,398 |
2,023Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% NH: +4.6% |
+0.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±1.3Lowest 6% below NH |
50±3.1Highest 15% above NH |
44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±1.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18%±3.2 NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Newfields and Swanzey 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% |
24.2%±4.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Swanzey 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% NH: 40.6% |
30.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±0.8 NH: 6% |
3.4%±2Lowest NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
| Newfields 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±$5k 14% below NH |
$81,595±$11kLowest 18% below NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $350,900±$13k 13% below NH |
$259,200±$15kLowest 36% below NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,441±$43Lowest 3% below NH |
$1,508±$303 about the NH average |
$1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
| Newfields and Swanzey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,227 8% above NH |
$5,558Lowest 17% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±5.2 NH: 48.2% |
67.7%±19.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Swanzey 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% |
7.8% NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
71.7% NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 14% below NH |
24 min 9% below NH |
26 minHighest 4% below NH |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.8 NH: 16.8% |
9.3%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #89 of 120 in NH | #102 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District | Monadnock Regional School District | Newfields School District |
| High school in town | Concord High School | Monadnock Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0Highest |
12.8Lowest |
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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.