Compare towns
Derry vs Nashua vs Londonderry
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).
Nashua has the most renters (44.2% rent).
Londonderry 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 | Nashua | Londonderry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 34,116 |
91,294Highest |
26,685Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.6% NH: +4.6% |
+7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.3±1.6 7% below NH |
40±1.3Lowest 8% below NH |
42.7±0.9Highest about the NH average |
| Londonderry and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±2.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.6%±1.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.6%±2.1 NH: 18.2% |
| Derry and Londonderry 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% |
16.9%±1Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.4%±1.9 NH: 20.1% |
| Nashua and Londonderry 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% |
41.2% NH: 40.6% |
47.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.5Highest NH: 6% |
5%±0.6 NH: 6% |
4.8%±1Lowest NH: 6% |
| Derry and Nashua 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 |
$96,326±$5kLowest about the NH average |
$132,556±$14kHighest 34% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $432,000±$17k 7% above NH |
$403,900±$11kLowest about the NH average |
$505,200±$20kHighest 26% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,547±$138Lowest 4% above NH |
$1,737±$41 16% above NH |
$1,803±$154Highest 21% above NH |
| Londonderry and Nashua 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 |
$6,799Lowest about the NH average |
$8,069 21% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.6%±9Highest NH: 48.2% |
45.8%±4.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.9%±7.8 NH: 48.2% |
| Derry and Londonderry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4% NH: 7.2% |
7.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.2% NH: 72.8% |
55.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
85.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 16% above NH |
26 minLowest about the NH average |
29 min 7% above NH |
| Work from home | 16%±2.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
17.4%±1.6 NH: 16.8% |
22.8%±2.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #60 of 120 in NH | #67 of 120 in NH | #37 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Derry Cooperative School District · Pinkerton Academy School District | Nashua School District | Londonderry School District |
| High school in town | Pinkerton Academy | Nashua High School South | Londonderry Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.9Highest |
12.8 |
12.0Lowest |
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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.