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Derry is a small city of 21,339 people in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. It's about 11 miles from Manchester, NH and 40 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 71 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $391k and rent runs about $2k a month.
21,339people
$391kTypical home
$1,549/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
71"Snow
233Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 21,339
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,332 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Boston, MA
- 11 mi to Manchester, NH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $391k (≈$2,467/mo)
- Median rent $1,549/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 71" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (139 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (606 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 29% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to MHT airport
- 39 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 541 ft
- 22 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 67 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,141 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 433 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 63 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rockingham County: Purple — split almost evenly
- New Hampshire: D+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk