Compare towns
Amherst vs Derry vs Troy
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Amherst has the most people working from home (32.4%).
Derry has the most renters (29.8% rent).
Troy has the most affordable homes ($267k median).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Amherst | Derry | Troy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,861 |
34,116Highest |
2,005Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.6% NH: +4.6% |
-0.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.9±3.5Highest 6% above NH |
40.3±1.6 7% below NH |
40.2±5Lowest 7% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
20.7%±2.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
21.2%±4.5 NH: 18.2% |
| Amherst and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±3Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.2%±1.6 NH: 20.1% |
14.6%±3.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 65.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37.4% NH: 40.6% |
26.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
6.1%±1.5Highest NH: 6% |
4.1%±2.4 NH: 6% |
| Derry and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $153,196±$10kHighest 55% above NH |
$108,944±$7k 10% above NH |
$88,871±$14kLowest 10% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $537,600±$30kHighest 34% above NH |
$432,000±$17k 7% above NH |
$266,600±$39kLowest 34% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,462±$256 about the NH average |
$1,547±$138Highest 4% above NH |
$1,024±$331Lowest 31% below NH |
| Derry and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,773Highest 47% above NH |
$8,103 22% above NH |
$5,229Lowest 22% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.4%±9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
51.6%±9Highest NH: 48.2% |
43.1%±27.1 NH: 48.2% |
| Derry and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.1% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
70.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
77.2% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr older than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 22% above NH |
31 min 16% above NH |
25 minLowest 5% below NH |
| Work from home | 32.4%±5.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
16%±2.8 NH: 16.8% |
10.1%±4.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #20 of 120 in NH | #60 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Amherst School District · Souhegan Cooperative School District | Derry Cooperative School District · Pinkerton Academy School District | Monadnock Regional School District |
| High school in town | Souhegan Coop High School | Pinkerton Academy | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4Lowest |
13.9Highest |
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NH average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.