Compare towns
Derry vs Lyndeborough vs Moultonborough
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).
Lyndeborough has the most affordable homes ($391k median).
Moultonborough has grown the fastest since 2010 (+21.6%).
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 | Lyndeborough | Moultonborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 34,116Highest |
1,616Lowest |
5,126 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6% NH: +4.6% |
+1.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+21.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.3±1.6Lowest 7% below NH |
50±3.2 15% above NH |
58.3±4.5Highest 35% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±2.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.9%±5.3 NH: 18.2% |
10.9%±3.9Lowest 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% |
22.6%±1.8 NH: 20.1% |
35.3%±5.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
40.1% NH: 40.6% |
49%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.5 NH: 6% |
3.7%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
6.4%±2.9Highest NH: 6% |
| Moultonborough 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 10% above NH |
$116,964±$17kHighest 18% above NH |
$106,693±$18kLowest 8% above NH |
| Lyndeborough 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±$17k 7% above NH |
$390,900±$26kLowest about the NH average |
$644,200±$120kHighest 60% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,547±$138Highest 4% above NH |
$1,482±$457 about the NH average |
$1,452±$491Lowest about the NH average |
| Derry and Lyndeborough 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 |
$7,133 7% above NH |
$3,479Lowest 48% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.6%±9Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.9%±90 NH: 48.2% |
7.1%±23.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Derry and Lyndeborough 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% |
3.7% NH: 7.2% |
2.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
92.4% NH: 72.8% |
92.5%Highest 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 min 16% above NH |
39 minHighest 46% above NH |
22 minLowest 17% below NH |
| Work from home | 16%±2.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
23%±7.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Moultonborough and Lyndeborough 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 | — | #36 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Derry Cooperative School District · Pinkerton Academy School District | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District | Moultonborough School District |
| High school in town | Pinkerton Academy | None in town | Moultonborough Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.9Highest |
— | 6.7Lowest |
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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.