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Contoocook is a small town of 1,376 people in Merrimack County, New Hampshire. It's about 22 miles from Manchester, NH and 71 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 71 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $421k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,376people
$421kTypical home
$1,215/moRent
82° / 32°Summer / winter
71"Snow
220Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,376
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 598 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Boston, MA
- 22 mi to Manchester, NH
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $421k (≈$2,657/mo)
- Median rent $1,215/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71" of snow a year
- 18 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 (73 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (593 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 21% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to MHT airport
- 70 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 364 ft
- 50 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 307 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 104 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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