Compare towns
Derry vs Warner vs Milford
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).
Warner has the most homeowners (74.6%).
Milford has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.7%).
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 | Warner | Milford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 21,339Highest |
2,959Lowest |
16,337 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.9% NH: +4.6% |
+3.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+6.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41±3 5% below NH |
43.7±4Highest about the NH average |
36.8±2.5Lowest 15% below NH |
| Warner and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±2.8 NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
23.7%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Milford 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% |
20.4%±3.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.1%±1.9 NH: 20.1% |
| Warner and Milford 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% |
42.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37.2% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.2%±2.2Highest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6 NH: 6% |
4.2%±1.3Lowest NH: 6% |
| Derry and Warner 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 |
$94,022±$18k 5% below NH |
$97,768±$14kHighest about the NH average |
| Milford and Warner 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 |
$353,100±$22kLowest 12% below NH |
$398,800±$20kHighest about the NH average |
| Milford 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 |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
$1,661±$126Highest 11% above NH |
| Milford and Derry 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 |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
$7,522 13% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.7%±9.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
49.6%±15.8 NH: 48.2% |
| Derry and Milford 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% |
8.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
64.9% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 10% above NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 14.2%±3.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
| Warner and Milford 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 | — | #55 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Kearsarge Regional School District | Milford School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Milford High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.7 |
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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.