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Concord vs Warner vs Gilford
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).
Gilford has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8%).
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 | Warner | Gilford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 44,375Highest |
2,959Lowest |
7,830 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7% NH: +4.6% |
+8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±1.3Lowest 6% below NH |
43.7±4 about the NH average |
48.2±3.9Highest 11% above NH |
| Gilford 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% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
20.6%±4.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Gilford 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% |
20.4%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
21.8%±3.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Gilford 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%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
42.4% NH: 40.6% |
45.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±0.8Highest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6 NH: 6% |
2.3%±1.2Lowest 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±$5kLowest 14% below NH |
$94,022±$18k 5% below NH |
$116,635±$11kHighest 18% above NH |
| Gilford and Warner 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 |
$353,100±$22k 12% below NH |
$456,500±$56kHighest 13% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,441±$43Highest 3% below NH |
$1,219±$123 18% below NH |
$1,150±$747Lowest 23% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,227 8% above NH |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
$4,868Lowest 27% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±5.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
62.2%±8.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Gilford and Warner 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% |
8.4% NH: 7.2% |
6.2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
74.6% NH: 72.8% |
93.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1975 4 yrs older than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 14% below NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
22 minLowest 18% below NH |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
16.9%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Gilford and Warner 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 | — | #45 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | Gilford School District |
| High school in town | Concord High School | None in town | Gilford High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0Highest |
— | 11.5Lowest |
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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.