Compare towns
Derry vs Epping vs Hampton Beach vs Sandown
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).
Epping has the most homeowners (86.3%).
Hampton Beach has the oldest population (median age 60.4).
Sandown has the highest household income ($135k).
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 | Epping | Hampton Beach | Sandown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 34,116Highest |
7,430 |
2,605Lowest |
6,628 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+11.1% NH: +4.6% |
+14.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+9.4% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.3±1.6Lowest 7% below NH |
45.1±3.5 4% above NH |
60.4±2.4Highest 39% above NH |
40.8±3.7 6% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±2.1 NH: 18.2% |
18.7%±4.8 NH: 18.2% |
3.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±6.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Sandown 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% |
22.6%±5.2 NH: 20.1% |
33.7%±4.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
14.2%±4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37% NH: 40.6% |
34%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
34.1% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.5Highest NH: 6% |
5.1%±3.3 NH: 6% |
0.6%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
5.1%±2.6 NH: 6% |
| Derry and Epping 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 |
$104,220±$7k 5% above NH |
$82,557±$17kLowest 17% below NH |
$135,040±$25kHighest 36% above NH |
| Sandown 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±$17kLowest 7% above NH |
$436,900±$35k 9% above NH |
$508,900±$76kHighest 26% above NH |
$483,400±$44k 20% above NH |
| Hampton Beach and Sandown 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 |
$1,742±$576 17% above NH |
$1,375±$130Lowest 8% below NH |
$1,893±$721Highest 27% above NH |
| Sandown and Epping 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 |
$6,936 4% above NH |
$6,115Lowest 8% below NH |
$8,801Highest 32% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.6%±9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
61.7%±20.2 NH: 48.2% |
64.1%±48.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Epping and Sandown 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% |
4.7% NH: 7.2% |
8.2% NH: 7.2% |
10.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.2% NH: 72.8% |
86.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
62.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
82.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1986 7 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 16% above NH |
32 min 21% above NH |
25 minLowest 5% below NH |
33 minHighest 25% above NH |
| Work from home | 16%±2.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
24%±6.9 NH: 16.8% |
26.9%±6.1 NH: 16.8% |
27.4%±13.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Sandown and Hampton Beach 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 | #77 of 120 in NH | — | #71 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Derry Cooperative School District · Pinkerton Academy School District | Epping School District | — | Timberlane Regional School District |
| High school in town | Pinkerton Academy | Epping High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.9Highest |
9.3Lowest |
— | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in History | 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.