Compare towns
Derry vs Brookline vs Hollis
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 (29.8% rent).
Brookline has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13%).
Hollis has the most expensive homes ($676k median).
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 | Brookline | Hollis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 34,116Highest |
5,736Lowest |
8,603 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+13%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+8.6% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.3±1.6Lowest 7% below NH |
41.2±1.5 5% below NH |
49.4±5Highest 14% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±2.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
26.7%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
21%±4 NH: 18.2% |
| Brookline and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±1.6 NH: 20.1% |
11.4%±2.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
23.3%±4.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
57.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
57.3% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.5 NH: 6% |
6.3%±3.2Highest NH: 6% |
3.6%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Brookline and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,944±$7kLowest 10% above NH |
$171,046±$4kHighest 73% above NH |
$168,883±$22k 71% above NH |
| Brookline and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $432,000±$17kLowest 7% above NH |
$544,400±$38k 35% above NH |
$675,900±$48kHighest 68% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,547±$138Lowest 4% above NH |
$2,500±$1kHighest 68% above NH |
$1,598±$302 7% above NH |
| Brookline and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,103Lowest 22% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.6%±9Highest NH: 48.2% |
23.8%±43.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
31.3%±19.5 NH: 48.2% |
| Derry and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
0.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
1.9% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
91.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1993Highest 14 yrs newer than NH |
1979Lowest same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 16% above NH |
33 minHighest 25% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 16%±2.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
24.7%±5.8 NH: 16.8% |
29%±6.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Hollis and Brookline 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 | #23 of 120 in NH | #8 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Derry Cooperative School District · Pinkerton Academy School District | Brookline School District | Hollis School District · Hollis-Brookline Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | Pinkerton Academy | None in town | Hollis-Brookline High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.9Highest |
— | 11.8Lowest |
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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.