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Pembroke vs Hampton vs Concord

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Pembroke has the most kids (24% under 18).
Hampton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.1%).
Concord has the most renters (43.2% rent).

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.

MeasurePembrokeHamptonConcord
People
Population
7,438Lowest
16,426
44,375Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.3%Lowest
NH: +4.6%
+5.1%Highest
NH: +4.6%
+3%
NH: +4.6%
Median age
41.9±3.3
3% below NH
55.8±2.1Highest
29% above NH
40.7±1.3Lowest
6% below NH
Kids under 18
24%±4.6Highest
NH: 18.2%
11.6%±2.3Lowest
NH: 18.2%
17.2%±1.3
NH: 18.2%
Age 65+
16.4%±3.2Lowest
NH: 20.1%
30.9%±2.8Highest
NH: 20.1%
18.7%±1.5
NH: 20.1%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
32.2%Lowest
NH: 40.6%
42.8%Highest
NH: 40.6%
42.3%
NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.5%±1.6
NH: 6%
3.1%±1.1Lowest
NH: 6%
6%±0.8Highest
NH: 6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$89,519±$22k
10% below NH
$95,233±$9kHighest
4% below NH
$84,902±$5kLowest
14% below NH
Hampton and Pembroke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$371,500±$20k
8% below NH
$550,200±$39kHighest
37% above NH
$350,900±$13kLowest
13% below NH
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,218±$354Lowest
18% below NH
$1,628±$94Highest
9% above NH
$1,441±$43
3% below NH
Property taxmedian, yearly
$7,589Highest
14% above NH
$6,813Lowest
about the NH average
$7,227
8% above NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
48.4%±21.8
NH: 48.2%
56.8%±10.4Highest
NH: 48.2%
44.1%±5.2Lowest
NH: 48.2%
Hampton and Pembroke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
15%Highest
NH: 7.2%
5.6%Lowest
NH: 7.2%
8.9%
NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
67.4%
NH: 72.8%
73.8%Highest
NH: 72.8%
56.8%Lowest
NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year
1969Lowest
10 yrs older than NH
1978Highest
1 yr older than NH
1969Lowest
10 yrs older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 min
8% below NH
26 minHighest
3% below NH
23 minLowest
14% below NH
Work from home
17%±4.8
NH: 16.8%
21.7%±3.3Highest
NH: 16.8%
14.1%±1.8Lowest
NH: 16.8%
Hampton and Pembroke 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 #85 of 120 in NH #31 of 120 in NH #89 of 120 in NH
School district Pembroke School District Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District
High school in town Pembroke Academy Winnacunnet High School Concord High School
Students per teacherat that high school
13.1Highest
10.1Lowest
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.