Compare towns
Derry vs Epping vs Hooksett vs Derry
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).
Epping has the most people working from home (24%).
Hooksett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+27.4%).
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 | Derry | Epping | Hooksett | Derry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 21,339 |
7,430 |
5,876Lowest |
34,116Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.9% NH: +4.6% |
+11.1% NH: +4.6% |
+27.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41±3 5% below NH |
45.1±3.5Highest 4% above NH |
42.6±2 about the NH average |
40.3±1.6Lowest 7% below NH |
| Epping and Hooksett 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% |
18.7%±4.8 NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±3.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.7%±2.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Derry and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 14.8%±2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±5.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.7%±3.9 NH: 20.1% |
15.2%±1.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Epping and Hooksett 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% NH: 40.6% |
41.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.2%±2.2Highest NH: 6% |
5.1%±3.3Lowest NH: 6% |
6.2%±3.7 NH: 6% |
6.1%±1.5 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 |
$104,220±$7k 5% above NH |
$101,053±$25k about the NH average |
$108,944±$7kHighest 10% above NH |
| Derry and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $391,200±$23k about the NH average |
$436,900±$35kHighest 9% above NH |
$348,100±$32kLowest 14% below NH |
$432,000±$17k 7% above NH |
| Epping and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,549±$137 4% above NH |
$1,742±$576 17% above NH |
$1,811±$283Highest 21% above NH |
$1,547±$138Lowest 4% above NH |
| Hooksett and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,278 9% above NH |
$6,936 4% above NH |
$4,960Lowest 26% below NH |
$8,103Highest 22% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.7%±9.5 NH: 48.2% |
67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
46%±20.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
51.6%±9 NH: 48.2% |
| Epping and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.4% NH: 7.2% |
4.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
86.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
72.5% NH: 72.8% |
70.2% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1987 8 yrs newer than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 10% above NH |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
29 minLowest 9% above NH |
31 min 16% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.2%±3.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
24%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.4%±4.6 NH: 16.8% |
16%±2.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Epping 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 | #77 of 120 in NH | #30 of 120 in NH | #60 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Epping School District | — | Derry Cooperative School District · Pinkerton Academy School District |
| High school in town | — | Epping High School | — | Pinkerton Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.3Lowest |
— | 13.9Highest |
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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.