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Derry vs Eliot vs Holderness
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Derry has the most kids (20.7% under 18).
Eliot has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).
Holderness has the most affordable homes ($363k 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 | Eliot | Holderness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 34,116Highest |
7,146 |
1,917Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.3±1.6 4% above U.S. |
50.8±5.9Highest 31% above U.S. |
39.4±7.4Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±2.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.3%±3.9 U.S.: 22% |
14.7%±9.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Derry and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.8%±6.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
31.4%±4.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Holderness and Eliot 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
43.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
55.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.6%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,944±$7kHighest 35% above U.S. |
$101,522±$10kLowest 26% above U.S. |
$107,863±$45k 34% above U.S. |
| Derry and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $432,000±$17k 30% above U.S. |
$498,900±$62kHighest 50% above U.S. |
$363,100±$60kLowest 9% above U.S. |
| Eliot 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 9% above U.S. |
$1,948±$471 38% above U.S. |
$2,068±$385Highest 46% above U.S. |
| Holderness and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,103Highest 160% above U.S. |
$4,549 46% above U.S. |
$3,923Lowest 26% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.6%±9 U.S.: 51.1% |
55.1%±20.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
23.5%±21.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Eliot and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
12.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
83.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979Lowest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 15% below U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 16%±2.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.4%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.4%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Eliot 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 | #19 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Derry Cooperative School District · Pinkerton Academy School District | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | Holderness School District |
| High school in town | Pinkerton Academy | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.9 |
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U.S. 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.