Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Concord grades C+ overall, ranked 98th of 125 in New Hampshire, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 85% of the country and it has 143 miles of trail. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $448K, 4.6 years of the Concord area’s $97K median household income. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 98% of U.S. towns, with 30 places on the National Register. 36% of working residents work locally in Concord, against 9.8% in New Hampshire’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Its National Register listings include Concord Gas Light Company Gasholder House and Old Post Office. On walkability, just 14 of New Hampshire’s 187 towns do better.
Where Concord beats most towns.
Its 30 National Register listings are more than in 98% of New Hampshire towns with a listing.
Census counts: 1,747 in 1790, 43,976 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1826 and 4 maps from 1927 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Hampshire), ordered by how far Concord is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Concord, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 19, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Concord.
Concord draws workers from Manchester and beyond, is safe by national standards but not by New Hampshire’s and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in New Hampshire.
143 miles of trail in 60 parks and preserves. Concord’s trail density is 2.2 miles per square mile. The biggest place to walk is Broken Ground Trails, 347 acres with 4.7 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Oak Hill City Forest | 7.3 mi | 346 |
| 2. Winant Park | 4.9 mi | 85 |
| 3. Broken Ground Trails | 4.7 mi | 347 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Each of its 6 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than its C−, Hopkinton highest at A−.
Its public schools are run by the Concord School District. Two of its 20 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rundlett Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 767 | C |
| Concord High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,394 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NH on state tests and graduation
39,413 jobs are based in Concord, 1.8 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
About one in 3 of Concord’s working residents works in town. The average trip to work in Concord is 23 minutes. The top destinations are Manchester (12%), Nashua (3%) and Bow (2%).
| Concord | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $85,000 | $103,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 14% | 16% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.9% | 6.7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Within New Hampshire it is less healthy than 59% of the 126 graded towns: New Hampshire sets a high bar.
Concord beats the New Hampshire average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 29% of adults feel lonely in Concord.
| Concord | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.1% | 9.5% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Concord | NH |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.2% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Concord has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 13° and about 68 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
57% of Concord households own their home. The typical Concord home is worth about $448,000, up 2.5% in a year, 12% below the New Hampshire typical home.
| Concord | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 57% | 82% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,441 a month | $1,382 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 44% | 48% | 48% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the New Hampshire average. 42% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 41% across New Hampshire.
| Concord | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 17% | 18% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 42% | 39% | 29% |
| Median age | 40.7 years | 45 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 20% | 18% |
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1 point). Across New Hampshire, 50.1% of residents are women. Median age: women 43.2, men 38.2.
| Concord | NH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.9% | 9.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.3% | 8.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.9% | 8.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.5% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.1% | 12.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.4% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.2% | 15.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.7% | 12.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8% | 7.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.3% | 5.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.1% | 26.8% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.1% | 17.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.1% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.6% | 24.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.7% | 16.1% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
At 20.4 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 91% of New Hampshire’s graded towns. Each of the 5 graded towns on its borders reports less crime per resident, from Pembroke (A−) to Hopkinton (A+).
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 24 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Concord.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Concord. Close and well known come first.
28 mi LakeLake Winnipesaukee
38 mi MountainMount Monadnock
32 mi Ancient siteAmerica's Stonehenge
34 mi Theme parkCanobie Lake Park
in town MuseumMcAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center50K visitors a year
18 mi Stadium & arenaSNHU ArenaLake Winnipesaukee: No machine-readable author provided. JohnJHenderson~commonswiki assumed (based o, Public domain · Mount Monadnock: Jonwmcinenrey, CC BY-SA 4.0 · America's Stonehenge: User:Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Canobie Lake Park: Alex1961, CC BY-SA 2.0 · McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center: Starhop, CC BY-SA 3.0 · SNHU Arena: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
4 within 15 miles of the center of Concord
About 6 of every 100 Concord residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Hampshire.
2 colleges in town.
30 places in Concord on the National Register of Historic Places.
39 notable people were born in Concord.
Capital city of New Hampshire, United States
Concord () is the capital city of the U.S. state of New Hampshire and the seat of Merrimack County. As of the 2020 United States census the population was 43,976, making it the 3rd most populous city in New Hampshire after Manchester and Nashua. The area was first settled by Europeans in 1659. On January 17, 1725, the Province of Massachusetts Bay granted the Concord area as the Plantation of Penacook, and it was incorporated on February 9, 1734, as the Town of Rumford. Governor Benning Wentworth gave the city its current name in 1765 following a boundary dispute with the neighboring town of Bow; the name was meant to signify the new harmony between the two towns. In 1808, Concord was named…
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6 towns share a border with Concord.
All 5 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C+; Pembroke (C+) is closest.
| Town | NH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concord | #98 | C+ | C− | B− | C− | A− |
| Pembroke | #92 | C+ | C | A− | B− | B |
| Bow | #16 | A | C− | A | A− | A+ |
| Canterbury | — | — | C− | — | C | A |
| Hopkinton | #6 | A+ | C+ | A+ | A− | A |
| Boscawen | #83 | B− | C | A | B− | A− |
| Loudon | #52 | B+ | C | A | B− | B+ |
Canterbury has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Canterbury reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Concord with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Concord grades C+ overall, better than 36% of U.S. towns and #98 of 125 in New Hampshire. It grades A− for health, B− for safety and C− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
New Hampshire has less crime than most states, so among its own towns Concord sits nearer the middle.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
39 notable people were born here, including Elizabeth Gurley Flynn and Matt Bonner.
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