Compare towns
Derry vs Troy vs Sandown
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).
Troy has the most affordable homes ($267k median).
Sandown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
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 | Troy | Sandown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 34,116Highest |
2,005Lowest |
6,628 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6% NH: +4.6% |
-0.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.3±1.6 7% below NH |
40.2±5Lowest 7% below NH |
40.8±3.7Highest 6% below NH |
| Sandown and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±2.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
21.2%±4.5 NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±6.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Sandown and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±1.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
14.6%±3.4 NH: 20.1% |
14.2%±4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Derry and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
26.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
34.1% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.5Highest NH: 6% |
4.1%±2.4Lowest NH: 6% |
5.1%±2.6 NH: 6% |
| Derry and Sandown 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 |
$88,871±$14kLowest 10% below NH |
$135,040±$25kHighest 36% above NH |
| Sandown 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 |
$266,600±$39kLowest 34% below NH |
$483,400±$44kHighest 20% above NH |
| Sandown and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,547±$138 4% above NH |
$1,024±$331Lowest 31% below NH |
$1,893±$721Highest 27% above NH |
| Sandown and Derry 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 |
$5,229Lowest 22% below NH |
$8,801Highest 32% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.6%±9 NH: 48.2% |
43.1%±27.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
64.1%±48.3Highest 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%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.1% NH: 7.2% |
10.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
77.2% NH: 72.8% |
82.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 16% above NH |
25 minLowest 5% below NH |
33 minHighest 25% above NH |
| Work from home | 16%±2.8 NH: 16.8% |
10.1%±4.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
27.4%±13.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Sandown and Derry 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 |
| School district | Derry Cooperative School District · Pinkerton Academy School District | Monadnock Regional School District | Timberlane Regional School District |
| High school in town | Pinkerton Academy | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.9 |
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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.