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Claremont is a big small town of 13,078 people in Sullivan County, New Hampshire. It's about 53 miles from Manchester, NH and 98 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 73 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $205k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,078people
$205kTypical home
$1,146/moRent
81° / 29°Summer / winter
73"Snow
203Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,078
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 303 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Boston, MA
- 53 mi to Manchester, NH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $205k (≈$1,290/mo)
- Median rent $1,146/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 2.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 73" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (171 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,625 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 21% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to LEB airport
- 86 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 735 ft
- 83 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 101 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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