Danville is a small town in Rockingham County with a population of about 4,400 residents. The community centers around Danville Elementary School and participates in the Timberlane Regional School District alongside neighboring towns. Most of the town consists of residential neighborhoods with some rural areas, typical of southern New Hampshire's suburban development patterns. The town operates with standard New Hampshire municipal services and maintains the local elementary school as a focal point for families with young children. Students transition to regional middle and high schools within the Timberlane district. Like many communities in this part of Rockingham County, Danville attracts residents who want small-town living while remaining within commuting distance of larger employment centers in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

Why Danville?

Part of Timberlane Regional School District with regional educational options
Small-town atmosphere with population under 4,500 residents
Located in Rockingham County with access to regional amenities
Residential community suitable for families with school-age children
New Hampshire tax advantages with no state income tax

Quick Facts

Population

4,387

County

Rockingham

Region

Merrimack Valley

School District

SAU 55

Weather in Danville

75°F

Partly Cloudy

Today

88 / 71

Fri

88 / 71

Sat

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Map

Living in Danville

What you need to know about making Danville your home.

Major Employers

Town of DanvilleDanville Elementary School

Schools & Education

Danville is part of the Timberlane Regional School District (SAU 55).

Cost of Living

Housing costs (est.) align with Rockingham County averages, with property taxes funding local services including the elementary school. New Hampshire's lack of state income tax provides some tax relief compared to neighboring Massachusetts.

Real Estate

$425,000 (est.) median home price

$22.50 per $1,000 (est.) property tax rate

No state income or sales tax in NH

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Commute Times

15 min

Derry

20 min

Salem

1 hr 15 min

Boston

45 min

Concord

35 min

Manchester

School District

Regional district

Timberlane Regional School District(SAU 55)

Grades served: PreK-12

Website

Students attend high school in Plaistow.

Danville serves as a district hub for students from nearby towns in this district.

District towns

Sandown Plaistow Hampstead Atkinson

Danville local school (Timberlane Regional School District)

PreK-12Elementary

Regional high school (in Plaistow) via Timberlane Regional School DistrictOwls

PreK-12High School

Hidden Gems in Danville

Beyond the well-known attractions, Danville has spots that locals love and visitors rarely find.

Beehive Hut

year-round

A mysterious stone chamber of unknown age and origin, hidden in the woods behind the town maintenance depot. This ancient beehive-shaped structure is part of New England's network of unexplained stone chambers, possibly thousands of years old. The trail is marked by local scouts with arrows pointing the way through a quarter-mile easy walk. You'll find yourself stepping down into a U-shaped chamber with massive stone slabs for a roof, wondering who built it and why.

Ye Olde Cemetery

year-round

This historic burial ground holds the graves of Danville's earliest settlers and tells the town's most tragic story. Here lies Reverend John Page, the beloved first minister who died in 1782 while tending to victims of a smallpox epidemic. The weathered stones and peaceful setting one-tenth mile north of the Old Meeting House make this a contemplative spot where you can almost hear whispers of the town's colonial past.

Tuckertown Road Trail

year-round

This haunting Class A trail follows the path of Danville's first official highway from 1766, now designated as a scenic road frozen in time. The unpaved road stretches over a mile through the town forest to the Sandown line, passing through areas where tragedy struck during the 1782 smallpox epidemic. Stone walls and old foundations hint at long-abandoned homesteads, and beaver flowages have created wetlands that add to the mysterious atmosphere.