Compare towns
Derry vs Enfield vs Sunapee
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.6%).
Enfield has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Sunapee has the oldest housing (typical home built 1975).
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 | Enfield | Sunapee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 34,116Highest |
4,475 |
3,416Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-2.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
-0.7% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.3±1.6Lowest 7% below NH |
58.3±5.4Highest 35% above NH |
56.7±1.4 31% above NH |
| Enfield and Sunapee 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% |
7.9%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
9.9%±3.4 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
30.7%±7.6 NH: 20.1% |
33.3%±7.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Sunapee and Enfield 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% |
43% NH: 40.6% |
50.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.5Highest NH: 6% |
2.7%±3.4Lowest NH: 6% |
4.5%±3.5 NH: 6% |
| Derry and Sunapee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,944±$7kHighest 10% above NH |
$95,474±$19kLowest 4% below NH |
$101,393±$20k about the NH average |
| Derry and Sunapee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $432,000±$17kHighest 7% above NH |
$390,800±$71kLowest about the NH average |
$393,000±$51k about the NH average |
| Derry and Sunapee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,547±$138 4% above NH |
$1,181±$563Lowest 21% below NH |
$1,713±$451Highest 15% above NH |
| Sunapee and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,103Highest 22% above NH |
$6,203 7% below NH |
$4,400Lowest 34% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.6%±9Highest NH: 48.2% |
17.8%±16.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
34.6%±10.5 NH: 48.2% |
| Derry and Sunapee 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% |
16.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
12.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
82.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
75.9% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 16% above NH |
24 minLowest 11% below NH |
33 minHighest 23% above NH |
| Work from home | 16%±2.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
11%±5.7 NH: 16.8% |
9.5%±4.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Derry and Enfield 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 | #5 of 120 in NH | #14 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Derry Cooperative School District · Pinkerton Academy School District | Mascoma Valley Regional School District | Sunapee School District |
| High school in town | Pinkerton Academy | None in town | Sunapee Sr. High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.9Highest |
— | 11.9Lowest |
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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.