Compare towns
Derry vs Durham vs Gilmanton
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 kids (20.7% under 18).
Durham has the youngest population (median age 20.8).
Gilmanton has the most homeowners (99.2%).
Durham is a college town. 55.1% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Durham | Gilmanton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 34,116Highest |
15,080 |
4,026Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+4.4% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.3±1.6 7% below NH |
20.8±0.3Lowest 52% below NH |
45±4.4Highest 4% above NH |
| Gilmanton and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±2.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
10.3%±2.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.5%±6.4 NH: 18.2% |
| Derry and Gilmanton 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% |
11.5%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.2%±4.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Gilmanton 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%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
75.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37.9% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.5 NH: 6% |
55.1%±3.2Highest NH: 6% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,944±$7kLowest 10% above NH |
$124,056±$21kHighest 25% above NH |
$117,088±$9k 18% above NH |
| Durham and Gilmanton 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 |
$504,300±$41kHighest 25% above NH |
$363,700±$42kLowest 10% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,547±$138Highest 4% above NH |
$1,429±$143 4% below NH |
$1,125±$421Lowest 25% below NH |
| Derry and Durham 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 |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,235Lowest 6% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.6%±9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
66.4%±16Highest NH: 48.2% |
57.1%±100 NH: 48.2% |
| Durham and Gilmanton 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% |
15.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.2% NH: 72.8% |
64.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
99.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1981Lowest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1981Lowest 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 16% above NH |
19 minLowest 27% below NH |
33 minHighest 23% above NH |
| Work from home | 16%±2.8 NH: 16.8% |
19.4%±3.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
8.3%±5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Durham 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 | #9 of 120 in NH | #25 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Derry Cooperative School District · Pinkerton Academy School District | Oyster River Coop School District | Gilmanton School District |
| High school in town | Pinkerton Academy | Oyster River High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.9Highest |
12.3Lowest |
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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.