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Charlestown is a tiny town of 659 people in Sullivan County, New Hampshire. It's about 52 miles from Manchester, NH and 94 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 72 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $120k and rent runs about $1k a month.
659people
$120kTypical home
$1,082/moRent
83° / 30°Summer / winter
72"Snow
203Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 659
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 692 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Boston, MA
- 52 mi to Manchester, NH
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $120k (≈$755/mo)
- Median rent $1,082/mo
- Median household income $31k
- Property tax about 4.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (52 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 72" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (70 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (533 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 21% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to LEB airport
- 77 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 384 ft
- 84 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 111 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sullivan County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.