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Bethlehem is a small town of 1,058 people in Grafton County, New Hampshire. It's about 76 miles from Lewiston, ME and 138 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 99 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $262k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,058people
$262kTypical home
$1,075/moRent
79° / 27°Summer / winter
99"Snow
185Sunny days
169Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,058
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 647 people per sq mi
- 138 mi to Boston, MA
- 76 mi to Lewiston, ME
- 50 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $262k (≈$1,652/mo)
- Median rent $1,075/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 185 sunny days a year (42 totally clear)
- 180 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 169 days a year with rain or snow
- 99" of snow a year
- 30 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 63 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (74 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (675 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to LEB airport
- 81 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,463 ft
- 82 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 66 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grafton County: D+20 in 2024
- New Hampshire: D+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk