Compare towns
Derry vs Derry vs Hooksett vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Derry has the most renters (40.9% rent).
Derry has the youngest population (median age 40.3).
Hooksett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+27.4%).
Windham has the highest household income ($190k).
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 | Derry | Derry | Hooksett | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 21,339 |
34,116Highest |
5,876Lowest |
16,038 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.9% NH: +4.6% |
+3.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+27.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+16.4% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41±3 5% below NH |
40.3±1.6Lowest 7% below NH |
42.6±2Highest about the NH average |
41.1±2.9 5% below NH |
| Hooksett and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±2.8 NH: 18.2% |
20.7%±2.1 NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±3.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 14.8%±2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
15.2%±1.6 NH: 20.1% |
20.7%±3.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±2.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Hooksett and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
37.4% NH: 40.6% |
41.4% NH: 40.6% |
62.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.2%±2.2Highest NH: 6% |
6.1%±1.5 NH: 6% |
6.2%±3.7 NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest NH: 6% |
| Derry and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $91,673±$11kLowest 7% below NH |
$108,944±$7k 10% above NH |
$101,053±$25k about the NH average |
$189,583±$19kHighest 91% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $391,200±$23k about the NH average |
$432,000±$17k 7% above NH |
$348,100±$32kLowest 14% below NH |
$723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,549±$137 4% above NH |
$1,547±$138Lowest 4% above NH |
$1,811±$283 21% above NH |
$3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,278 9% above NH |
$8,103 22% above NH |
$4,960Lowest 26% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.7%±9.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
51.6%±9 NH: 48.2% |
46%±20.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
52.2%±50.9 NH: 48.2% |
| Derry and Windham 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% NH: 7.2% |
4% NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
70.2% NH: 72.8% |
72.5% NH: 72.8% |
93.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1987 8 yrs newer than NH |
1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 10% above NH |
31 minHighest 16% above NH |
29 minLowest 9% above NH |
31 min 15% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.2%±3.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16%±2.8 NH: 16.8% |
14.4%±4.6 NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Windham and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #60 of 120 in NH | #60 of 120 in NH | #30 of 120 in NH | #13 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Derry Cooperative School District · Pinkerton Academy School District | — | Windham School District |
| High school in town | — | Pinkerton Academy | — | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.9Highest |
— | 12.8Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.