Compare towns
Amherst vs Hampstead vs Londonderry
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%).
Hampstead has the most renters (17.9% rent).
Londonderry has the most affordable homes ($470k 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 | Hampstead | Londonderry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,861 |
9,102Lowest |
12,225Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.5% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.9±3.5Highest 6% above NH |
45.3±6.1 5% above NH |
42.4±1Lowest about the NH average |
| Amherst and Hampstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
21.3%±3.7 NH: 18.2% |
18.6%±2.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Amherst and Hampstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±3 NH: 20.1% |
21.8%±4Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.5%±2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Hampstead and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 65.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
44.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
46% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
5.1%±1.6 NH: 6% |
6.1%±1.7Highest NH: 6% |
| Londonderry and Hampstead 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 |
$112,348±$18kLowest 13% above NH |
$119,571±$13k 21% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $537,600±$30kHighest 34% above NH |
$521,100±$45k 29% above NH |
$469,500±$23kLowest 17% above NH |
| Amherst and Hampstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,462±$256 about the NH average |
$1,299±$149Lowest 13% below NH |
$1,952±$135Highest 31% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,773Highest 47% above NH |
$8,634 30% above NH |
$7,568Lowest 14% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.4%±9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
44.1%±20.2 NH: 48.2% |
60.6%±13.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Londonderry and Hampstead 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% |
3.8% NH: 7.2% |
2.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
82.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
83.8% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 22% above NH |
30 min 13% above NH |
28 minLowest 4% above NH |
| Work from home | 32.4%±5.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
21%±4.7 NH: 16.8% |
20.4%±2.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #20 of 120 in NH | #49 of 120 in NH | #37 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Amherst School District · Souhegan Cooperative School District | Hampstead School District | — |
| High school in town | Souhegan Coop High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4 |
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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.