Compare towns
Derry vs Mont Vernon vs Wilton
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).
Mont Vernon has the most people working from home (26.6%).
Wilton has the most affordable homes ($382k 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 | Mont Vernon | Wilton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 34,116Highest |
2,636Lowest |
3,960 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+6% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.3±1.6Lowest 7% below NH |
42.9±2.8 about the NH average |
46.8±5.2Highest 8% above NH |
| Wilton and Mont Vernon 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% |
22.1%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
13.7%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Mont Vernon and Derry 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% |
15.6%±3.1 NH: 20.1% |
22%±6.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Wilton and Mont Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.4% NH: 40.6% |
50.8%Highest NH: 40.6% |
36.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.5Highest NH: 6% |
6.1%±2.8Highest NH: 6% |
4.5%±2.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,944±$7kLowest 10% above NH |
$158,036±$19kHighest 60% above NH |
$114,349±$21k 15% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $432,000±$17k 7% above NH |
$526,300±$39kHighest 31% above NH |
$381,500±$23kLowest 5% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,547±$138Highest 4% above NH |
$1,104±$185Lowest 26% below NH |
$1,382±$70 7% below NH |
| Derry and Wilton 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 |
$9,432Highest 41% above NH |
$7,612Lowest 14% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.6%±9Highest NH: 48.2% |
51.4%±80.8 NH: 48.2% |
47.1%±39.9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Derry and Mont Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4% NH: 7.2% |
4.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
77% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 16% above NH |
30 minLowest 12% above NH |
30 min 12% above NH |
| Work from home | 16%±2.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.6%±6.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±5.2 NH: 16.8% |
| Mont Vernon and Wilton 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 | #4 of 120 in NH | #54 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Derry Cooperative School District · Pinkerton Academy School District | Mont Vernon School District | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | Pinkerton Academy | None in town | Wilton-Lyndeboro Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.9Highest |
— | 9.1Lowest |
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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.