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Country around Rumney is a rural area of about 2,130 people in Grafton County, New Hampshire, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 59 miles from Manchester, NH and 109 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 74 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $282k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,130people
$282kTypical home
$1,112/moRent
78° / 26°Summer / winter
74"Snow
220Sunny days
152Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,130 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Boston, MA
- 59 mi to Manchester, NH
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $282k (≈$1,778/mo)
- Median rent $1,112/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 152 days a year with rain or snow
- 74" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 55 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 49
- 20% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to LEB airport
- 79 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,578 ft
- 74 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 144 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 43 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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