Living in Concord, NH
Concord is a small city of 44,375 people in Merrimack County, New Hampshire. It's about 18 miles from Manchester, NH and 68 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 67 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $351k and rent runs about $1k a month.
44,375people
$351kTypical home
$1,441/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
67"Snow
220Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 44,375
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 694 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Boston, MA
- 18 mi to Manchester, NH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $351k (≈$2,213/mo)
- Median rent $1,441/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 67" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (176 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,371 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 24% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to MHT airport
- 66 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 47% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 351 ft
- 42 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 358 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 116 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Merrimack County: D+5 in 2024
- New Hampshire: D+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk