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Londonderry vs Malden

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Londonderry, NH
Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Malden, MA
65
Area Score
Top 32% nationally

Signals

Londonderry
Malden
Opportunity
85 · Top 3%
vs
61 · Top 40%
Climate
61 · Bottom 17%
vs
65 · Bottom 36%
Physical resilience
58 · Bottom 49%
vs
88 · Top 14%
Housing affordability
86 · Top 41%
vs
51 · Bottom 11%
Schools
74 · Top 22%
vs
59 · Top 40%
Access
99 · Top 14%
vs
99 · Top 14%
Economic stability
84 · Top 3%
vs
66 · Top 38%

Measured values

MetricLondonderryMaldenSource period
Population12,22565,9062024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income$119,571$100,6062024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income$52,611$48,5812024 ACS 5-Year
Population density1,000/sq mi13,064/sq mi2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value$469,500$633,5002024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent$1,952$2,2042024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate83.8%41.3%2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate2.6%4.0%June 2026
Employment change (year over year)-0.1%-1.7%June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher46.0%45.1%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate2.9%11.4%2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high84°F82°F1991-2020 Normals
Average January low17°F23°F1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation40.4"43.6"1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport7 mi5 miNASR current cycle
Average commute30.6 min37.4 min2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age42.435.82024 ACS 5-Year
Public schools682024-25 school year
Students per teacher11.7614.352024-25 school year
Math proficiency38.9%33.1%2019-20 school year
Reading proficiency52.2%47.8%2019-20 school year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

New Hampshire and Massachusetts do not give the same test. Each state writes its own assessment and sets its own passing score, so the two proficiency rows above are not directly comparable — the difference between them partly measures which standard is harder. Students per teacher and the school count are unaffected, and each profile ranks its own proficiency within its own state.

Physical risk tradeoff

Londonderry

Elevated or high exposure: coastal flooding, earthquake.

Malden

Elevated or high exposure: earthquake.

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78
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