Who Should NOT Move to Concord?
Concord probably isn't the right fit for movers expecting uniformly low taxes across every category, bargain-priced housing relative to the national median, or a schools and income profile matching the rest of New Hampshire's more affluent southern tier.
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Learn moreAnyone Expecting New Hampshire's No-Income-Tax Reputation to Mean Uniformly Low Taxes
Concord's own cited effective property tax rate (~2.77%) runs toward the high end even of New Hampshire's already-high statewide range, and more than 2.7x the ~1.02% national comparison figure -- probably not the right fit for anyone who has not modeled this real, honest tradeoff directly.
Anyone Expecting a Smaller New England Capital City to Undercut the National Home-Price Median
Concord's cited average home value ran approximately 10% ABOVE the ~$408,776 national median, with a genuinely hot recent price trend (Redfin's cited 13.1% YoY increase) -- probably not the right fit for anyone specifically seeking bargain-priced housing relative to national figures.
Anyone Who Requires a Citywide Crime Profile at or Below New Hampshire's Own Statewide Average
Concord's cited overall crime rate ran approximately 37.14% above New Hampshire's own low statewide rate, even though it runs meaningfully below the national rate -- probably not the right fit for anyone whose comparison baseline is specifically New Hampshire's own exceptionally low statewide average rather than the national figure.
Families Prioritizing a Top-Tier Statewide School Ranking
Concord High School's cited ranking (46th of 86 New Hampshire high schools) and the Concord School District's cited ranking (81st of 158 districts) are middling, not top-tier, and this record discloses a real, unresolved Math-proficiency data anomaly for the 2024-2025 school year -- probably not the right fit for families specifically prioritizing a top-tier statewide school ranking above other factors.
Key takeaways
- Not ideal for anyone expecting New Hampshire's no-income-tax reputation to mean uniformly low taxes across every category.
- Not ideal for anyone expecting a smaller New England capital city to automatically undercut the national home-price median.
- Not ideal for anyone requiring a crime profile at or below New Hampshire's own exceptionally low statewide average.
- Not ideal for families specifically prioritizing a top-tier statewide school ranking above other factors.
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