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Country around Franconia is a rural area of about 1,402 people in Grafton County, New Hampshire, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 76 miles from Lewiston, ME and 131 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 72°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 87 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $497k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,402people
$497kTypical home
$1,297/moRent
72° / 21°Summer / winter
87"Snow
185Sunny days
161Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,402 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 131 mi to Boston, MA
- 76 mi to Lewiston, ME
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $497k (≈$3,135/mo)
- Median rent $1,297/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 72°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 185 sunny days a year (42 totally clear)
- 180 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 161 days a year with rain or snow
- 87" of snow a year
- 28 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 52 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (68 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (640 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 15% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to LEB airport
- 78 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,084 ft
- 78 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- Ski area in town
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 66 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grafton County: D+20 in 2024
- 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk