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Concord vs Windham vs Alton
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).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($723k median).
Alton has the oldest population (median age 53.7).
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 | Windham | Alton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 44,375Highest |
16,038 |
5,994Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+12.3% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±1.3Lowest 6% below NH |
41.1±2.9 5% below NH |
53.7±3.2Highest 24% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±1.3 NH: 18.2% |
27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
13.4%±4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±1.5 NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
25.1%±4.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3% NH: 40.6% |
62.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
35.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±0.8Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.8 NH: 6% |
0.8%±0.8Lowest NH: 6% |
| Concord and Windham 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 |
$189,583±$19kHighest 91% above NH |
$113,715±$19k 15% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $350,900±$13kLowest 13% below NH |
$723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
$430,400±$37k 7% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,441±$43Lowest 3% below NH |
$3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,227 8% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$4,183Lowest 37% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±5.2 NH: 48.2% |
52.2%±50.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
31.7%±27.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Windham 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% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.1% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
93.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
1974 5 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 14% below NH |
31 min 15% above NH |
33 minHighest 24% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.8 NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.1%±5.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #89 of 120 in NH | #13 of 120 in NH | #72 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District | Windham School District | Prospect Mountain JMA School District · Alton School District |
| High school in town | Concord High School | Windham High School | Prospect Mountain High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0Highest |
12.8 |
11.1Lowest |
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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.