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Sandown vs Newfields vs Derry
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sandown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Derry has the most renters (29.8% 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 | Sandown | Newfields | Derry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,628 |
2,023Lowest |
34,116Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3% NH: +4.6% |
+3.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.8±3.7 6% below NH |
44.1±1.8Highest about the NH average |
40.3±1.6Lowest 7% 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 | 22.6%±6.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.7%±2.1 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+ | 14.2%±4 NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
15.2%±1.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Derry and Sandown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±2.6Lowest NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
6.1%±1.5 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 | $135,040±$25k 36% above NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$108,944±$7kLowest 10% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $483,400±$44k 20% above NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$432,000±$17kLowest 7% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,893±$721Highest 27% above NH |
$1,875±$323 26% above NH |
$1,547±$138Lowest 4% above NH |
| Sandown and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,801 32% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$8,103Lowest 22% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.1%±48.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
51.6%±9 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 | 10.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.5% NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
70.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 7 yrs newer than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1983Lowest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 25% above NH |
26 minLowest 4% below NH |
31 min 16% above NH |
| Work from home | 27.4%±13.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
16%±2.8Lowest 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 | #71 of 120 in NH | — | #60 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Timberlane Regional School District | Newfields School District | Derry Cooperative School District · Pinkerton Academy School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Pinkerton Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.9 |
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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.