Best PlacesNorth Concord, VT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Concord, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
North Concord ranks 26,616th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in North Concord
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
North Concord's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Concord ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 86% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 86% of towns
- QuietBetter than 83% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 80% of towns
Where North Concord ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,437 a month, better than only 5% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 14% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in North Concord
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Concord home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,303, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses North Concord's effective rate of 1.36%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in North Concord
North Concord runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for North Concord.
Who works in North Concord, and how
Work in North Concord centers on public administration and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in North Concord
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across North Concord.
What the weather is like in North Concord, month by month
North Concord sees roughly 84 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 29, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 21° | 14° |
| April | 54° | 43° | 34° |
| July | 81° | 70° | 61° |
| October | 59° | 49° | 42° |
Flying in and out of North Concord
The nearest airport, Lebanon Municipal, is about 65 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 154 miles away.
The best schools in and around North Concord
Schools across North Concord average a C, better than 31% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mildred C. Lakeway SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Lancaster Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Daisy Bronson Junior High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- White Mountains Regional High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Littleton High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Groveton High SchoolD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Concord school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Concord measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare North Concord against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in North Concord
Is North Concord a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Concord ranks 26,616th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, clean air, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on childcare costs and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Concord expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $169,593. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $71,303 median income, cost of living beats 36% of towns.
Is North Concord safe?
Yes, North Concord is safer than 64% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $263 per resident a year.
Compare North Concord with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Concord. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Concord represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
North Concord detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Concord: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Concord: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Concord: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Concord: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Concord detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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