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Country around Milan is a rural area of about 1,633 people in Coos County, New Hampshire, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 64 miles from Lewiston, ME and 157 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 89 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $254k and rent runs about $877 a month.
1,633people
$254kTypical home
$877/moRent
79° / 27°Summer / winter
89"Snow
185Sunny days
163Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,633 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 157 mi to Boston, MA
- 64 mi to Lewiston, ME
- 61 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $254k (≈$1,599/mo)
- Median rent $877/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 185 sunny days a year (42 totally clear)
- 180 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 163 days a year with rain or snow
- 89" of snow a year
- 28 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 67 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (208 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (851 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 20% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 74 mi to AUG airport
- 81 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,326 ft
- 79 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 39 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 53 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Coos County: R+14 in 2024
- New Hampshire: D+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk