Compare towns
Derry vs Hollis vs Sandown
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).
Hollis has the most expensive homes ($676k median).
Sandown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
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 | Hollis | Sandown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 21,339Highest |
8,603 |
6,628Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+8.6% NH: +4.6% |
+9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41±3 5% below NH |
49.4±5Highest 14% above NH |
40.8±3.7Lowest 6% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±2.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
21%±4 NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±6.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Sandown and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.8%±2 NH: 20.1% |
23.3%±4.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
14.2%±4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.7% NH: 40.6% |
57.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
34.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.2%±2.2Highest NH: 6% |
3.6%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
5.1%±2.6 NH: 6% |
| Derry and Sandown 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 |
$168,883±$22kHighest 71% above NH |
$135,040±$25k 36% above NH |
| Hollis and Sandown 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 |
$675,900±$48kHighest 68% above NH |
$483,400±$44k 20% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,549±$137Lowest 4% above NH |
$1,598±$302 7% above NH |
$1,893±$721Highest 27% above NH |
| Sandown and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,278Lowest 9% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$8,801 32% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.7%±9.5 NH: 48.2% |
31.3%±19.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
64.1%±48.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Sandown 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% |
1.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
82.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
1979Lowest same as NH |
1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 10% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
33 minHighest 25% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.2%±3.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
29%±6.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
27.4%±13.4 NH: 16.8% |
| Hollis and Sandown 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 | #8 of 120 in NH | #71 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Hollis School District · Hollis-Brookline Cooperative School District | Timberlane Regional School District |
| High school in town | — | Hollis-Brookline High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.8 |
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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.