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East Merrimack is a big small town of 5,081 people in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. It's about 8 miles from Manchester, NH and 44 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 58 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $292k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,081people
$292kTypical home
$1,952/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
58"Snow
233Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,081
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,505 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Boston, MA
- 8 mi to Manchester, NH
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $292k (≈$1,838/mo)
- Median rent $1,952/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 58" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (127 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (788 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 18% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to MHT airport
- 43 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 128 ft
- 31 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 927 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 343 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 55 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hillsborough County: D+3 in 2024
- New Hampshire: D+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk