Compare towns
Derry vs Everett vs Windham vs Rochester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Everett has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Windham has the highest household income ($190k).
Rochester has the most affordable homes ($279k 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 | Everett | Windham | Rochester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 34,116 |
50,045Highest |
16,038Lowest |
33,144 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+17.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.3±1.6 4% above U.S. |
35.2±1.5Lowest 10% below U.S. |
41.1±2.9 6% above U.S. |
43±1.8Highest 11% above U.S. |
| Rochester and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±2.1 U.S.: 22% |
21.8%±2.1 U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±1.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
11.3%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Rochester and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
24.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
27.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.3%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Everett 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 35% above U.S. |
$85,218±$7k 6% above U.S. |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
$80,836±$3kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $432,000±$17k 30% above U.S. |
$610,000±$23k 83% above U.S. |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
$279,100±$10kLowest 16% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,547±$138 9% above U.S. |
$2,076±$69 47% above U.S. |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
$1,369±$72Lowest 3% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,103 160% above U.S. |
$4,880Lowest 56% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$5,334 71% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.6%±9 U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±5.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
46.3%±7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Everett and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4% U.S.: 12.5% |
14.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
66% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 17% above U.S. |
35 minHighest 33% above U.S. |
31 min 17% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 16%±2.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.5%±2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.8%±2.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham 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 | #264 of 282 in MA | #13 of 120 in NH | #98 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Derry Cooperative School District · Pinkerton Academy School District | Everett | Windham School District | Rochester School District |
| High school in town | Pinkerton Academy | Everett High | Windham High School | Spaulding High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.9Highest |
12.1Lowest |
12.8 |
13.2 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.