Living in Derry
In Derry, unemployment is 3.2% (2024).
Derry numbered 22,879 residents at the end of 2020. Derry's unemployment stood at 3.24% at the end of 2024. Derry's foreign population totalled 1,174 at the end of 2024.
Lower unemployment than 76% of American cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 78% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 95% of American cities that publish it.
Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Derry?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 60.38 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Verizon 300 Mbps home internet18Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 21.57 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Visible unlimited mobile plan19Official · national market |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 1,663 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)5Official |
| Median monthly rent | 1,431 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records4Official |
| Recorded property crimes | 212 offenses/year | 31 Dec 2025 | FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)8Official |
Is Derry a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Work and income
What is the typical salary in Derry?
The median gross salary is about 4,015 EUR/month (2020-2024). Source: 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1
City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.
What is the unemployment rate in Derry?
The unemployment rate is about 3.2 % (2024).
- Unemployment rate: 3.24 % · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7
Derry 3.2%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary | 4,015 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official |
| Unemployment rate | 3.24 %country median 4.6% | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official |
What does a salary buy in Derry?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08. | €3,134 |
| Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31 | − €1,663 |
| Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30 | − €60 |
| Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30 | − €22 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €1,390 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Derry. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
American Job Centers — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Derry. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 256.8 per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2023 | Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release6Official · county |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Derry when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
How safe is Derry?
Police recorded about 827 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.
- Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 827.3 offences per 100,000 · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting9
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 827.3 offences per 100,000country median 1,586 | 31 Dec 2024 | FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting9Official |
| Recorded violent crimes | 49 offenses/year | 31 Dec 2025 | FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)8Official |
Mobility and administration
Derry's nearest airport was MHT, 11 km away and offered 13 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Derry. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course
U.S. Department of Education
For adult learners, adult English-language learners.
USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
For immigrants, future citizens.
Climate and air quality
Annual PM2.5 levels for Derry stood at 4.5 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Derry's monthly mean temperatures were −3.6°C in January and 23.2°C in July.
Is the air quality good in Derry?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
- PM2.5 — annual mean: 4.46 µg/m³ · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData17
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Derry 4.5
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 4.46 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData17Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 1.17 · Feb 3 · Mar 7.56 · Apr 14.94 · May 21.17 · Jun 25.94 · Jul 28.94 · Aug 28 · Sep 23.67 · Oct 16.72 · Nov 10 · Dec 4.06 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information10Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -8.28 · Feb -7.22 · Mar -2.56 · Apr 3.06 · May 8.72 · Jun 14.22 · Jul 17.56 · Aug 16.72 · Sep 12.28 · Oct 5.72 · Nov 0.5 · Dec -4.72 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information10Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -3.56 · Feb -2.11 · Mar 2.5 · Apr 9 · May 14.94 · Jun 20.06 · Jul 23.22 · Aug 22.33 · Sep 17.94 · Oct 11.22 · Nov 5.28 · Dec -0.333 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information10Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 61.98 · Feb 69.34 · Mar 87.63 · Apr 84.58 · May 85.85 · Jun 102.6 · Jul 83.82 · Aug 85.09 · Sep 94.49 · Oct 98.55 · Nov 88.39 · Dec 83.57 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information10Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5, highest monitored reading | 17.2 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)17Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5, annual mean | 4.46 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)17Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In United States: Albany ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±1.2 °C, Markham (Canada) ±1.7 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±1.7 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±1.7 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±1.7 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
The total area of Derry was 41.5 km² at the end of 2025. At the end of 2024, the population density reached 514.2 people per km².
How many people live in Derry?
The published population was 22,879 people in April 2020. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 202016
By nationality
National passport94.9%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 41.5 km² | 31 Dec 2025 | U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)13Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 5.5 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official |
| Foreign residents | 1,174 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official |
| Population density | 514.2 people/km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official |
| Population | 22,879 people | 31 Dec 2020 | U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 202016Official |
| Population covered by crime statistics | 34,024 people | 31 Dec 2025 | FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)8Official |
Alternatives for people set on Derry
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Londonderry as a Derry alternative in the same region
8 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.
- Unemployment: 4.6% Londonderry vs 3.2% Derry+43%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 486 Londonderry vs 827 Derry−41%
- Median gross pay, city: €4,516 Londonderry vs €4,015 Derry+12%
- Foreign residents: 3.7% Londonderry vs 5.5% Derry−32%
- Residents: 11,645 Londonderry vs 22,879 Derry−49%
- Annual PM2.5: 4.5 µg/m³ Londonderry vs 4.5 µg/m³ Derrysame level
North Bethesda as a Derry alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 651 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 5.5% Derry+520%
- Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €4,015 Derry+52%
- Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 22,879 Derry+119%
- Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 4.5 µg/m³ Derry+32%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,458 (2025) North Bethesda vs 827 (2024) Derryno percentage
- Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 3.2% Derry+12%
Cities near Derry
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 1,431 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
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- 4,015 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
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- 5,050 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
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- 1,803 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
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- 4,516 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
- Rent
- 1,749 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
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- 5,027 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
- Rent
- 2,973 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
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- 6,726 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
- Rent
- 1,053 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
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- 5,977 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
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- 1,749 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
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- 4,507 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
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- 1,501 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
- Salary
- 4,736 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Alternative cities in United States
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Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Derry?
The published population was 22,879 people in April 2020. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.
Is the air quality good in Derry?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.
How safe is Derry?
Police recorded about 827 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.
What is the typical salary in Derry?
The median gross salary is about 4,015 EUR/month (2020-2024). Source: 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables.
What is the unemployment rate in Derry?
The unemployment rate is about 3.2 % (2024). Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).
How many foreign residents live in Derry?
1,174 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).
Is Derry a good place to live?
Derry may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Which cities are near Derry?
Derry Village, Chester, Londonderry, Sandown, Windham are near Derry. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
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- 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables api.census.gov · checked 2026-10-04
- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25031 (Median Gross Rent by Bedrooms) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
- Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
- Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
- FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip) cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-09-05
- FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-08-04
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
- U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service) tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-08-03
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb Places (layer 4 incorporated places, layer 5 CDPs; identical query) tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-09-11
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey api.census.gov · checked 2026-08-07
- U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020 tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- Verizon 300 Mbps home internet verizon.com · checked 2026-09-15
- Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
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