Cochituate vs West Concord

A side-by-side comparison of Cochituate and West Concord: population, income, housing, and more.

Cochituate and West Concord are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cochituate has the higher population (6,688 vs 5,997 in West Concord). Cochituate has the higher median household income ($190,938 vs $178,979 in West Concord). West Concord has the higher median home value ($881,800 vs $862,000 in Cochituate).

Population, income & housing

	Cochituate	West Concord
Population	6,688	5,997
Median age	44.8 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$190,938	$178,979
Median home value	$862,000	$881,800
Median gross rent	$1,705	$2,444
Housing units	2,529	2,498
Homeownership rate	88.3%	63.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	74.0%	69.9%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cochituate	West Concord
Population	7,226 → 6,688 (-7.4%)	7,394 → 5,997 (-18.9%)
Median household income	$162,390 → $190,938 (+17.6%)	$114,440 → $178,979 (+56.4%)
Median home value	$648,600 → $862,000 (+32.9%)	$669,200 → $881,800 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$784 → $1,705 (+117.5%)	$2,065 → $2,444 (+18.4%)

Cochituate

Population

7,2266,688

Median household income

$162,390$190,938

Median home value

$648,600$862,000

Median gross rent

$784$1,705

West Concord

Population

7,3945,997

Median household income

$114,440$178,979

Median home value

$669,200$881,800

Median gross rent

$2,065$2,444

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cochituate	West Concord
Under 5	4.8%	4.7%
5 to 17	20.1%	16.1%
18 to 24	4.9%	6.1%
25 to 34	6.4%	7.6%
35 to 44	14.1%	15.5%
45 to 54	12.7%	12.1%
55 to 64	17.6%	14.6%
65 to 74	11.6%	13.1%
75 and over	7.7%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cochituate	West Concord
White (non-Hispanic)	75.9%	78.1%
Black or African American	0.6%	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	14.8%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cochituate	West Concord
No high school diploma	3.8%	7.7%
High school graduate	7.4%	11.8%
Some college or associate's	14.9%	10.6%
Bachelor's degree	28.4%	24.5%
Graduate or professional degree	45.7%	45.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cochituate	West Concord
Drove alone	60.0%	58.2%
Carpooled	3.3%	1.5%
Public transit	1.8%	6.8%
Walked	0.3%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	34.3%	27.5%
Other means	0.3%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cochituate	West Concord
1-unit, detached	79.6%	47.5%
1-unit, attached	7.2%	8.3%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	12.1%
20 or more units	1.3%	24.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cochituate	West Concord
Poverty rate	3.4%	4.1%
Average household size	2.75	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	29	33
Median year structure built	1957	1973