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Plainfield vs Concord vs Athens
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plainfield has the highest household income ($123k).
Concord has the most renters (43.2% rent).
Athens has the most affordable homes ($240k median).
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 | Plainfield | Concord | Athens |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,522 |
44,375Highest |
431Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 38.9±6.5Lowest about the U.S. average |
40.7±1.3 5% above U.S. |
47.3±6.5Highest 22% above U.S. |
| Athens and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.4%±5.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±1.3 U.S.: 22% |
13.9%±6.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Plainfield and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±4.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.7%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±4.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Athens and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
30.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Concord and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $122,656±$13kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$84,902±$5k 5% above U.S. |
$68,438±$30kLowest 15% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $442,400±$47kHighest 33% above U.S. |
$350,900±$13k 5% above U.S. |
$240,400±$32kLowest 28% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,674±$181Highest 18% above U.S. |
$1,441±$43 about the U.S. average |
$1,125±$537Lowest 20% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,904Highest 153% above U.S. |
$7,227 132% above U.S. |
$5,438Lowest 74% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.8%±23.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±5.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.5%±39 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Concord and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
12.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
56.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
23 min 13% below U.S. |
36 minHighest 36% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.1%±8.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
14.1%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±7.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Athens and Plainfield 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 | #19 of 120 in NH | #89 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Plainfield School District | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Concord High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.0 |
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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.