Compare towns
Derry vs Hampton 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).
Hampton has the oldest population (median age 55.8).
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 | Hampton | Derry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 21,339 |
16,426Lowest |
34,116Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.9% NH: +4.6% |
+5.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41±3 5% below NH |
55.8±2.1Highest 29% above NH |
40.3±1.6Lowest 7% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±2.8 NH: 18.2% |
11.6%±2.3Lowest 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% |
30.9%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.2%±1.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
42.8%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.2%±2.2Highest NH: 6% |
3.1%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
6.1%±1.5 NH: 6% |
| 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 7% below NH |
$95,233±$9k 4% below NH |
$108,944±$7kHighest 10% above NH |
| Derry and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $391,200±$23kLowest about the NH average |
$550,200±$39kHighest 37% above NH |
$432,000±$17k 7% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,549±$137 4% above NH |
$1,628±$94Highest 9% above NH |
$1,547±$138Lowest 4% above NH |
| Hampton and Derry 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 |
$6,813Lowest about the NH average |
$8,103Highest 22% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.7%±9.5 NH: 48.2% |
56.8%±10.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
51.6%±9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Hampton 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% |
5.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
73.8%Highest NH: 72.8% |
70.2% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 10% above NH |
26 minLowest 3% below NH |
31 minHighest 16% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.2%±3.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
21.7%±3.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
16%±2.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Hampton 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 | #31 of 120 in NH | #60 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District | Derry Cooperative School District · Pinkerton Academy School District |
| High school in town | — | Winnacunnet High School | Pinkerton Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.1Lowest |
13.9Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.