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Center Sandwich is a tiny town of 101 people in Carroll County, New Hampshire. It's about 57 miles from Manchester, NH and 104 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 78 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $393k and rent runs about $1k a month.
101people
$393kTypical home
$1,195/moRent
81° / 29°Summer / winter
78"Snow
220Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 101
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 171 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to Boston, MA
- 57 mi to Manchester, NH
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $393k (≈$2,475/mo)
- Median rent $1,195/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 78" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (48 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (454 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 64
- 15% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to LEB airport
- 58 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 696 ft
- 56 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 192 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 53 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carroll County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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.