Photo: AlexiusHoratius · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Concord run?
Concord’s city government spent $80.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,801 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Concord didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Concord is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
From town hall to Washington
Concord sends 10 representatives to the New Hampshire House alone.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: concordnh.gov ↗
- 2New Hampshire HouseConcord is split between 10 districts
- 3New Hampshire SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New Hampshire
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
About $1,801 per resident a year, or $4.93 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: fire, at 22%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Concord didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Concord yet
Every year of Concord’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, up from 430 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $7,227 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.06% of the home’s value, vs 1.66% across New Hampshire.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Concord’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Concord’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Concord →
Who’s in charge in Concord
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Concord’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on concordnh.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 93 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (44,503).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Concord School District
Concord’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $25,487 per pupil, $14,975 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
New Hampshire districts overall: 64% local, 28% state, 8% federal.
Merrimack Valley School District · $21,165 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Concord voted in 2024
Official results for Concord’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat62.7%15,216 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican35.7%8,670 votesOthers: 1.6% (383 votes).
Most votes in Concord: Kamala D Harris
Merrimack County: Harris 51.8%, Trump 46.6% · New Hampshire: Harris 50.7%, Trump 47.9%
of Concord’s 35,726 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across New Hampshire: 74%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Concord: Joyce Craig
Merrimack County: Ayotte 52.1%, Craig 45.8% · New Hampshire: Ayotte 53.6%, Craig 44.3%
Most votes in the district: Maggie Goodlander
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Concord, its county and the state
| Harris | Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concord | 62.7% | 35.7% | 1.6% | 24,269 |
| Merrimack County | 51.8% | 46.6% | 1.5% | 92,978 |
| New Hampshire | 50.7% | 47.9% | 1.5% | 826,189 |
Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
How Concord compares with the towns next door
Concord’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 4 of the 6 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $869 to $1,204 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Concord’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Concord’s government
How much does Concord spend per resident?
About $1,801 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Concord didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $90.7 million.
What is the property tax rate in Concord?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $7,227 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.06% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.66% across New Hampshire. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see concordnh.gov.
Who runs Concord’s government?
See concordnh.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Concord yet.
How did Concord vote in 2024?
For president, Kamala D Harris 62.7%, Donald J Trump 35.7% (24,269 votes, official results). Merrimack County: Harris 51.8%, Trump 46.6%. New Hampshire: Harris 50.7%, Trump 47.9%.
How many people work for Concord?
477 full-time and 77 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $3.6M (about $43.2M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Concord in the state legislature?
Concord is split among 10 State House districts, so your address decides. The New Hampshire Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 15 (Tara Reardon). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Concord’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Concord, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts), NH RSA 662:5; legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →