Compare towns
Derry vs Hanover vs Lyndeborough
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 kids (20.7% under 18).
Hanover has the most expensive homes ($825k median).
Lyndeborough has the most homeowners (92.4%).
Hanover is a college town. 36.9% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Hanover | Lyndeborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 34,116Highest |
11,685 |
1,616Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6% NH: +4.6% |
+5.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+1.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.3±1.6 7% below NH |
28.7±5.1Lowest 34% below NH |
50±3.2Highest 15% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±2.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.4%±2.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
14.9%±5.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Derry and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
19.7%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±1.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Lyndeborough and Hanover 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% |
88.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
40.1% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.5 NH: 6% |
36.9%±2.4Highest NH: 6% |
3.7%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,944±$7kLowest 10% above NH |
$169,583±$36kHighest 71% above NH |
$116,964±$17k 18% above NH |
| Hanover and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $432,000±$17k 7% above NH |
$824,900±$61kHighest 105% above NH |
$390,900±$26kLowest about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,547±$138 4% above NH |
$2,253±$217Highest 51% above NH |
$1,482±$457Lowest about the NH average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,103 22% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$7,133Lowest 7% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.6%±9 NH: 48.2% |
66.4%±17.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.9%±90Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Hanover and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4% NH: 7.2% |
5.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
73.7% NH: 72.8% |
92.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1976Lowest 3 yrs older than NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 16% above NH |
20 minLowest 27% below NH |
39 minHighest 46% above NH |
| Work from home | 16%±2.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.4%±5Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #60 of 120 in NH | #1 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Derry Cooperative School District · Pinkerton Academy School District | Dresden School District · Hanover School District | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | Pinkerton Academy | Hanover High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.9Highest |
10.7Lowest |
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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.