Compare towns
Derry vs Derry vs Sandown vs Windham
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 youngest population (median age 40.3).
Derry has the most renters (40.9% rent).
Sandown has the most people working from home (27.4%).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
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 | Derry | Sandown | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 34,116Highest |
21,339 |
6,628Lowest |
16,038 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.9% NH: +4.6% |
+9.4% NH: +4.6% |
+16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.3±1.6Lowest 7% below NH |
41±3 5% below NH |
40.8±3.7 6% below NH |
41.1±2.9Highest 5% below NH |
| Windham 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% |
19.9%±2.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±6.5 NH: 18.2% |
27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Windham and Sandown 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% |
14.8%±2 NH: 20.1% |
14.2%±4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±2.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Windham 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% NH: 40.6% |
36.7% NH: 40.6% |
34.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
62.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.5 NH: 6% |
7.2%±2.2Highest NH: 6% |
5.1%±2.6 NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest 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 |
$91,673±$11kLowest 7% below NH |
$135,040±$25k 36% above NH |
$189,583±$19kHighest 91% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $432,000±$17k 7% above NH |
$391,200±$23kLowest about the NH average |
$483,400±$44k 20% above NH |
$723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,547±$138Lowest 4% above NH |
$1,549±$137 4% above NH |
$1,893±$721 27% above NH |
$3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,103 22% above NH |
$7,278Lowest 9% above NH |
$8,801 32% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.6%±9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
54.7%±9.5 NH: 48.2% |
64.1%±48.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
52.2%±50.9 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% NH: 7.2% |
4.4% NH: 7.2% |
10.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.2% NH: 72.8% |
59.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
82.5% NH: 72.8% |
93.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1982Lowest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1986 7 yrs newer than NH |
1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 16% above NH |
29 minLowest 10% above NH |
33 minHighest 25% above NH |
31 min 15% above NH |
| Work from home | 16%±2.8 NH: 16.8% |
14.2%±3.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
27.4%±13.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4.4 NH: 16.8% |
| Sandown and Windham 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 | #60 of 120 in NH | #71 of 120 in NH | #13 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Derry Cooperative School District · Pinkerton Academy School District | — | Timberlane Regional School District | Windham School District |
| High school in town | Pinkerton Academy | — | None in town | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.9Highest |
— | — | 12.8Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.