Compare towns
Derry vs Dorset 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
Derry has the most renters (40.9% rent).
Dorset has the most people working from home (29.3%).
Derry has the youngest population (median age 40.3).
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 | Dorset | Derry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 21,339 |
2,092Lowest |
34,116Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41±3 5% above U.S. |
45.9±7.5Highest 18% above U.S. |
40.3±1.6Lowest 4% above U.S. |
| Dorset and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
24%±5.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.7%±2.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Dorset and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.8%±2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.9%±4.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.2%±1.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
72.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.2%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.1%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Derry and Derry 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 14% above U.S. |
$111,250±$40kHighest 38% above U.S. |
$108,944±$7k 35% above U.S. |
| Dorset and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $391,200±$23kLowest 18% above U.S. |
$569,200±$57kHighest 71% above U.S. |
$432,000±$17k 30% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,549±$137Highest 10% above U.S. |
$1,420±$296Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,547±$138 9% above U.S. |
| Derry and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,278Lowest 133% above U.S. |
$7,489 140% above U.S. |
$8,103Highest 160% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.7%±9.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
74.4%±22.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.6%±9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Dorset and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
11.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
70.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1972Lowest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 11% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 18% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.2%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
29.3%±7.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16%±2.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #60 of 120 in NH | — | #60 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | Derry Cooperative School District · Pinkerton Academy School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Pinkerton Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.9 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.