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Warner vs Plainfield 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

Warner has the oldest population (median age 43.7).
Plainfield has the most kids (23.4% under 18).
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.

MeasureWarnerPlainfieldConcord
People
Population
2,959
2,522Lowest
44,375Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.7%
NH: +4.6%
+4%Highest
NH: +4.6%
+3%Lowest
NH: +4.6%
Median age
43.7±4Highest
about the NH average
38.9±6.5Lowest
10% below NH
40.7±1.3
6% below NH
Warner and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17.3%±3.3
NH: 18.2%
23.4%±5.8Highest
NH: 18.2%
17.2%±1.3Lowest
NH: 18.2%
Plainfield and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.4%±3.5Highest
NH: 20.1%
19.8%±4.5
NH: 20.1%
18.7%±1.5Lowest
NH: 20.1%
Warner and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
42.4%
NH: 40.6%
46.7%Highest
NH: 40.6%
42.3%Lowest
NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.3%±1.6
NH: 6%
4.8%±2.3Lowest
NH: 6%
6%±0.8Highest
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
$94,022±$18k
5% below NH
$122,656±$13kHighest
24% above NH
$84,902±$5kLowest
14% below NH
Plainfield and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$353,100±$22k
12% below NH
$442,400±$47kHighest
10% above NH
$350,900±$13kLowest
13% below NH
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,219±$123Lowest
18% below NH
$1,674±$181Highest
12% above NH
$1,441±$43
3% below NH
Property taxmedian, yearly
$7,650
15% above NH
$7,904Highest
19% above NH
$7,227Lowest
8% above NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
48.7%±21.3Highest
NH: 48.2%
31.8%±23.1Lowest
NH: 48.2%
44.1%±5.2
NH: 48.2%
Warner and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.4%
NH: 7.2%
5.2%Lowest
NH: 7.2%
8.9%Highest
NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
74.6%
NH: 72.8%
87.3%Highest
NH: 72.8%
56.8%Lowest
NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year
1975
4 yrs older than NH
1977Highest
2 yrs older than NH
1969Lowest
10 yrs older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minHighest
19% above NH
22 minLowest
18% below NH
23 min
14% below NH
Work from home
16.6%±4.8
NH: 16.8%
18.1%±8.5Highest
NH: 16.8%
14.1%±1.8Lowest
NH: 16.8%
Plainfield 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 — #19 of 120 in NH #89 of 120 in NH
School district Kearsarge Regional School District Plainfield School District Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District
High school in town None in town None in town Concord High School
Students per teacherat that high school — —
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.