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Country around Jackson is a rural area of about 897 people in Carroll County, New Hampshire, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 49 miles from Lewiston, ME and 128 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 73°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 162 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $719k and rent runs about $1k a month.
897people
$719kTypical home
$1,473/moRent
73° / 26°Summer / winter
162"Snow
185Sunny days
165Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 897 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 128 mi to Boston, MA
- 49 mi to Lewiston, ME
- 45 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $719k (≈$4,536/mo)
- Median rent $1,473/mo
- Median household income $118k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 73°F
- Winter highs around 26°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
- 165 days a year with rain or snow
- 162" of snow a year
- 44 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 70 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 61
- 10% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 57% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to PWM airport
- 56 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,188 ft
- 57 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Ski area in town
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 101 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 40 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.