Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 29/100
F
Median home value$391,200
Boston $646,300
Median rent$1,549/mo
Boston $2,023/mo
Cost-burdened households37%
Boston 36%
Derry
Rockingham County21,339 residentsDerry Cooperative School District
50
D+
Suburbgrade score
48th of 60 Boston suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
50
Boston median 61
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Derry is like to live in, by category
Bars show Derry against Boston. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 55/100
C−
Within-state proficiency36th pct
Boston median 47th pct
Student–teacher ratio12.6
Boston median 11.8
Graduation rate—
Boston median 91%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 83/100
A−
Housing cost index79
Boston 100
Eff. tax rate1.30%
Boston 1.01%
Local sales tax0.00%
Boston median 6.25%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 43/100
D
Mean commute29.3 min
Boston 30.3 min
Under 30 minutes55%
Boston 52%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Boston median 8.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 35/100
F
Restaurants & cafés13
Boston median 51 · within 2 miles
Groceries0
Boston median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks23
Boston median 65 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 59/100
C
Median household income$91,673
Boston $115,863
Unemployment3.2%
Boston 4.9%
Professional occupations43%
Boston 54%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Derry on housing & affordability
Derry's weakest grade is F. Five suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Wilmington23 mi from DerryC+ 64 C+ Newburyport21 mi from DerryC− 61 C Methuen11 mi from DerryD− 55 C− Amesbury17 mi from DerryD− 54 C− Haverhill12 mi from DerryF 49 D+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Derry
Is Derry, NH a good place to live?
Derry scores 50 out of 100, 48th of 60 Boston suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Derry expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades A−. The median home is $391,200, 39% below the Boston median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.30%. $1,549/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Derry?
Schools grade C−. The districts serving Derry sit at the 36th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a — graduation rate and a 12.6 student–teacher ratio. Derry is served by Derry Cooperative School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Derry?
The mean commute is 29.3 min, with 55% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 14% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Derry?
Within two miles there are 0 groceries, 13 restaurants and cafés and 23 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in Derry old or new?
The median home in Derry was built in 1982 — newer than the Boston median of 1964. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 53% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.