Compare towns
Derry vs Newfields vs Sandown vs Concord
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 youngest population (median age 40.3).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Sandown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
Concord has the most renters (43.2% rent).
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 | Newfields | Sandown | Concord |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 34,116 |
2,023Lowest |
6,628 |
44,375Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6% NH: +4.6% |
+5.3% NH: +4.6% |
+9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.3±1.6Lowest 7% below NH |
44.1±1.8Highest about the NH average |
40.8±3.7 6% below NH |
40.7±1.3 6% below NH |
| Newfields and Sandown 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% |
18.9%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±6.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.2%±1.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Sandown 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% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
14.2%±4 NH: 20.1% |
18.7%±1.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.4% NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
34.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
42.3% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.5 NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
5.1%±2.6Lowest NH: 6% |
6%±0.8 NH: 6% |
| Newfields 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 |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$135,040±$25k 36% above NH |
$84,902±$5kLowest 14% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $432,000±$17k 7% above NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$483,400±$44k 20% above NH |
$350,900±$13kLowest 13% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,547±$138 4% above NH |
$1,875±$323 26% above NH |
$1,893±$721Highest 27% above NH |
$1,441±$43Lowest 3% below NH |
| Sandown and Newfields 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 |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$8,801 32% above NH |
$7,227Lowest 8% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.6%±9 NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
64.1%±48.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
44.1%±5.2 NH: 48.2% |
| Sandown 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% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.9% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.2% NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
82.5% NH: 72.8% |
56.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1986 7 yrs newer than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 16% above NH |
26 min 4% below NH |
33 minHighest 25% above NH |
23 minLowest 14% below NH |
| Work from home | 16%±2.8 NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
27.4%±13.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.1%±1.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Sandown and Newfields 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 | — | #71 of 120 in NH | #89 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Derry Cooperative School District · Pinkerton Academy School District | Newfields School District | Timberlane Regional School District | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | Pinkerton Academy | None in town | None in town | Concord High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.9Highest |
— | — | 13.0Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.