Compare towns
Derry vs Gilmanton vs Weare
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 renters (29.8% rent).
Gilmanton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.4%).
Weare has the most people working from home (22.8%).
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 | Gilmanton | Weare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 34,116Highest |
4,026Lowest |
9,170 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6% NH: +4.6% |
+4.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.3±1.6Lowest 7% below NH |
45±4.4 4% above NH |
45.6±4Highest 5% above NH |
| Weare and Gilmanton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±2.1 NH: 18.2% |
17.5%±6.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
22.4%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Weare 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% |
17.2%±4.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
13.5%±3Lowest 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% |
37.9% NH: 40.6% |
41.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.5Highest NH: 6% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest NH: 6% |
4.3%±1.4 NH: 6% |
| Derry and Weare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,944±$7kLowest 10% above NH |
$117,088±$9k 18% above NH |
$118,271±$17kHighest 19% above NH |
| Weare 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±$17kHighest 7% above NH |
$363,700±$42kLowest 10% below NH |
$396,300±$26k about the NH average |
| Derry and Weare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,547±$138Highest 4% above NH |
$1,125±$421Lowest 25% below NH |
$1,541±$214 3% above NH |
| Derry and Weare 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 |
$6,235Lowest 6% below NH |
$6,272 6% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.6%±9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
57.1%±100 NH: 48.2% |
62.2%±24.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Weare and Gilmanton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
1.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
99.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
93.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1981Lowest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 16% above NH |
33 min 23% above NH |
36 minHighest 34% above NH |
| Work from home | 16%±2.8 NH: 16.8% |
8.3%±5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.8%±4.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Weare 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 | #25 of 120 in NH | #84 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Derry Cooperative School District · Pinkerton Academy School District | Gilmanton School District | John Stark Regional School District · Weare School District |
| High school in town | Pinkerton Academy | None in town | John Stark Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.9Highest |
— | 11.4Lowest |
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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.