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Concord vs Tamworth 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 most renters (43.2% rent).
Tamworth has the most kids (23.3% under 18).
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 | Tamworth | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 44,375Highest |
2,884Lowest |
2,959 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% NH: +4.6% |
-1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±1.3Lowest 6% below NH |
45.6±10.9Highest 5% above NH |
43.7±4 about the NH average |
| Tamworth 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% |
23.3%±6.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Tamworth 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% |
28.2%±7Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
| Tamworth 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% |
33.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
42.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±0.8Highest NH: 6% |
0.4%±0.7Lowest 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 |
$68,036±$20kLowest 31% 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±$13kLowest 13% below NH |
$366,800±$29kHighest 9% below NH |
$353,100±$22k 12% below NH |
| Tamworth and Warner 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 |
$1,110±$184Lowest 26% below NH |
$1,219±$123 18% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,227 8% above NH |
$4,474Lowest 33% below NH |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±5.2 NH: 48.2% |
43.6%±31.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Warner and Concord 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% |
9.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
74% NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1975Highest 4 yrs older than NH |
1975Highest 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 14% below NH |
22 minLowest 16% below NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.4%±11.3 NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Warner and Tamworth 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 | #101 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District | Tamworth 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.