Compare towns
Concord vs Waterbury vs Derry
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Concord has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Waterbury has the most people working from home (28.3%).
Derry has the highest household income ($109k).
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 | Concord | Waterbury | Derry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 44,375Highest |
5,405Lowest |
34,116 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.7±1.3 5% above U.S. |
43.2±3.7Highest 11% above U.S. |
40.3±1.6Lowest 4% above U.S. |
| Waterbury and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.9%±4.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.7%±2.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Waterbury and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±1.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.8%±4.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.2%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Waterbury and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
54.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±0.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.1%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Derry and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,902±$5kLowest 5% above U.S. |
$103,917±$23k 29% above U.S. |
$108,944±$7kHighest 35% above U.S. |
| Derry and Waterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $350,900±$13kLowest 5% above U.S. |
$447,200±$40kHighest 34% above U.S. |
$432,000±$17k 30% above U.S. |
| Waterbury and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,441±$43 about the U.S. average |
$1,027±$535Lowest 27% below U.S. |
$1,547±$138Highest 9% above U.S. |
| Derry and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,227 132% above U.S. |
$6,435Lowest 106% above U.S. |
$8,103Highest 160% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.8%±21.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
51.6%±9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Derry and Waterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
70.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
70.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 13% below U.S. |
30 min 14% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
28.3%±6.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16%±2.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #89 of 120 in NH | #20 of 70 in VT | #60 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Derry Cooperative School District · Pinkerton Academy School District |
| High school in town | Concord High School | None in town | Pinkerton Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0Lowest |
— | 13.9Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.