Compare towns
St. Albans vs Eliot vs Concord
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
St. Albans has the most affordable homes ($263k median).
Eliot has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).
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 | St. Albans | Eliot | Concord |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,954Lowest |
7,146 |
44,375Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38.7±2Lowest about the U.S. average |
50.8±5.9Highest 31% above U.S. |
40.7±1.3 5% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±1.3 U.S.: 22% |
| St. Albans and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.9%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.8%±6.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.7%±1.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
43.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $57,980±$7kLowest 28% below U.S. |
$101,522±$10kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$84,902±$5k 5% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $263,400±$18kLowest 21% below U.S. |
$498,900±$62kHighest 50% above U.S. |
$350,900±$13k 5% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$78Lowest 19% below U.S. |
$1,948±$471Highest 38% above U.S. |
$1,441±$43 about the U.S. average |
| Eliot and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,436Lowest 42% above U.S. |
$4,549 46% above U.S. |
$7,227Highest 132% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.8%±11.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
55.1%±20.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Eliot and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 49%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
56.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1969 11 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 14% below U.S. |
23 minLowest 15% below U.S. |
23 minHighest 13% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.1%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.4%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.1%±1.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Eliot 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 | #46 of 70 in VT | #19 of 133 in ME | #89 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) | None in town | Concord High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Lowest |
— | 13.0Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.