Compare towns
Derry vs Danville 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 people working from home (16%).
Danville has the most homeowners (97.4%).
Derry has the most renters (40.9% rent).
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 | Danville | Derry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 34,116Highest |
4,531Lowest |
21,339 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6% NH: +4.6% |
+0.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.3±1.6Lowest 7% below NH |
42±4Highest 3% below NH |
41±3 5% below NH |
| Danville and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±2.1 NH: 18.2% |
21.6%±7Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.9%±2.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Danville and Derry 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% |
18.1%±4.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
14.8%±2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Danville and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
36.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
36.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.5 NH: 6% |
1.4%±1.3Lowest NH: 6% |
7.2%±2.2Highest 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 | $108,944±$7k 10% above NH |
$115,104±$21kHighest 16% above NH |
$91,673±$11kLowest 7% below NH |
| Danville and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $432,000±$17k 7% above NH |
$437,600±$26kHighest 9% above NH |
$391,200±$23kLowest about the NH average |
| Danville and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,547±$138Lowest 4% above NH |
$2,144±$867Highest 44% above NH |
$1,549±$137 4% above NH |
| Danville and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,103 22% above NH |
$8,504Highest 28% above NH |
$7,278Lowest 9% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.6%±9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
70.2%±61.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
54.7%±9.5 NH: 48.2% |
| Danville and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
12.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.2% NH: 72.8% |
97.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
59.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1993Highest 14 yrs newer than NH |
1982Lowest 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 16% above NH |
35 minHighest 30% above NH |
29 minLowest 10% above NH |
| Work from home | 16%±2.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.1%±5.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.2%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Derry 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 | #40 of 120 in NH | #60 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Derry Cooperative School District · Pinkerton Academy School District | Timberlane Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | Pinkerton Academy | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.9 |
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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.