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Franklin is a big small town of 8,799 people in Merrimack County, New Hampshire. It's about 34 miles from Manchester, NH and 84 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 67 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $262k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,799people
$262kTypical home
$1,110/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
67"Snow
220Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,799
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 321 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Boston, MA
- 34 mi to Manchester, NH
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $262k (≈$1,653/mo)
- Median rent $1,110/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 67" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 43 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (106 per 100k)
- Low property crime (958 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 25% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to LEB airport
- 69 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 449 ft
- 52 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 212 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 66 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Merrimack County: D+5 in 2024
- 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