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Webster vs Derry vs New Durham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Webster has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Derry has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.6%).
New Durham has the oldest population (median age 46.5).
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 | Webster | Derry | New Durham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,227Lowest |
34,116Highest |
2,748 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2% NH: +4.6% |
+3.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.7±7.6 3% above NH |
40.3±1.6Lowest 7% below NH |
46.5±7.5Highest 7% above NH |
| New Durham and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
20.7%±2.1 NH: 18.2% |
14.8%±5.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±1.3 NH: 20.1% |
15.2%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
23.8%±4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| New Durham and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
37.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
34.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.4 NH: 6% |
6.1%±1.5Highest NH: 6% |
1%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,171±$14k 8% above NH |
$108,944±$7kHighest 10% above NH |
$100,194±$13kLowest about the NH average |
| Derry and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $338,500±$30kLowest 16% below NH |
$432,000±$17kHighest 7% above NH |
$339,400±$27k 16% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,396±$622Lowest 6% below NH |
$1,547±$138Highest 4% above NH |
$1,417±$116 5% below NH |
| Derry and New Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,021 10% below NH |
$8,103Highest 22% above NH |
$5,774Lowest 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.6%±71Highest NH: 48.2% |
51.6%±9 NH: 48.2% |
25%±42.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Webster and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
5.8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96%Highest NH: 72.8% |
70.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest same as NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 14% above NH |
31 min 16% above NH |
35 minHighest 30% above NH |
| Work from home | 17.1%±3.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
16%±2.8 NH: 16.8% |
10%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Webster 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 | — |
| School district | Merrimack Valley School District | Derry Cooperative School District · Pinkerton Academy School District | Governor Wentworth Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Pinkerton Academy | 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.