Living in Country around Randolph, NH
Country around Randolph is a rural area of about 465 people in Coos County, New Hampshire, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 58 miles from Lewiston, ME and 136 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 65°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 236 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $407k and rent runs about $2k a month.
465people
$407kTypical home
$1,667/moRent
65° / 22°Summer / winter
236"Snow
185Sunny days
201Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 465 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 136 mi to Boston, MA
- 58 mi to Lewiston, ME
- 51 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $407k (≈$2,567/mo)
- Median rent $1,667/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 65°F
- Winter highs around 22°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
- 201 days a year with rain or snow
- 236" of snow a year
- 63 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 95 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 55
- 18% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to PWM airport
- 67 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,908 ft
- 67 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 110 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 58 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 42 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