Compare towns
Concord vs Townsend vs Canterbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Concord has the most renters (43.2% rent).
Townsend has the most kids (21% under 18).
Canterbury has the most people working from home (21.6%).
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 | Townsend | Canterbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 44,375Highest |
9,100 |
2,353Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.7±1.3Lowest 5% above U.S. |
40.9±3.3 5% above U.S. |
48.6±3.8Highest 25% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21%±3.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.4%±4.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Townsend and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±1.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.1%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.9%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Canterbury 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
35.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
49.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±0.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.8%±3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Canterbury 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±$5kLowest 5% above U.S. |
$121,528±$23k 51% above U.S. |
$129,333±$37kHighest 60% above U.S. |
| Canterbury and Townsend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $350,900±$13kLowest 5% above U.S. |
$433,200±$22k 30% above U.S. |
$443,700±$21kHighest 33% above U.S. |
| Canterbury and Townsend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,441±$43Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,469±$313 4% above U.S. |
$2,136±$233Highest 51% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,227 132% above U.S. |
$6,031Lowest 93% above U.S. |
$7,421Highest 138% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
50.6%±16.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
71.7%±48.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Canterbury and Townsend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 13% below U.S. |
37 minHighest 41% above U.S. |
33 min 23% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.5%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.6%±7.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Canterbury 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 | #136 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District | North Middlesex | Shaker Regional School District |
| High school in town | Concord High School | North Middlesex Regional | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0Lowest |
13.1Highest |
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U.S. 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.