Living in Blodgett Landing, NH
Blodgett Landing is a tiny town of 100 people in Merrimack County, New Hampshire. It's about 40 miles from Manchester, NH and 88 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 80 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $344k and rent runs about $1k a month.
100people
$344kTypical home
$1,360/moRent
79° / 29°Summer / winter
80"Snow
203Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 100
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 344 people per sq mi
- 88 mi to Boston, MA
- 40 mi to Manchester, NH
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $344k (≈$2,166/mo)
- Median rent $1,360/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (52 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 80" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (73 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (593 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 22% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to LEB airport
- 87 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,188 ft
- 68 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 115 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Merrimack County: D+5 in 2024
- New Hampshire: D+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.