DERRY, NH – The NH Department of Revenue has set the Town of Derry’s 2025 tax rate at $18.99 per thousand of assessed value. The rate is $0.30 higher than the 2024 tax rate of $18.69, representing a 1.6% increase.
Tax bills will be mailed this week and are due by Monday, December 22, 2025.
New construction, additions, and remodeling contributed an additional $55 million to the total 2025 valuation of $5,660,323,534, up 0.9% from the 2024 valuation of $5,605,740,501. Please note that 2025 was not a revaluation year.
Tax bills are due semi-annually and they are comprised of four components.
- Town Taxes – Approved by the Town Council, an increase of 2.7%. The Town
operates under a tax cap, and provisions in the Town Charter allowed for an
increase up to 3.5%. - Local Education Tax – An increase of 1.2%; this budget is separate from the
Town, recommended by the School Board and approved by the voters during the
March annual elections. This budget includes Pinkerton tuition costs for Derry
students. - State Education Tax – Down 0.9%. Despite its title, the state education tax is
assessed and collected locally, and expended for Derry Schools. - County Tax – Up 5.1%, the overall County tax burden is divided among all
communities in Rockingham County based upon each community’s assessed
valuation.
| TAX RATE | 2024 TAX RATE | 2025 TAX RATE | INCREASE/DECREASE |
| Town Services | $5.25 | $5.39 | $ 0.14 (2.7%) |
| Local School | $11.70 | $11.84 | $ 0.14 (1.2%) |
| State Education | $ 1.15 | $ 1.14 | -$ 0.01 (-0.9%) |
| County | $0.59 | $0.62 | $ 0.03 (5.1%) |
| TOTAL | $18.69 | $18.99 | $ 0.30 (1.6%) |