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Gorham is a small town of 2,092 people in Coos County, New Hampshire. It's about 55 miles from Lewiston, ME and 142 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 115 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $168k and rent runs about $829 a month.
2,092people
$168kTypical home
$829/moRent
79° / 27°Summer / winter
115"Snow
185Sunny days
166Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,092
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,243 people per sq mi
- 142 mi to Boston, MA
- 55 mi to Lewiston, ME
- 52 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $168k (≈$1,057/mo)
- Median rent $829/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 2.6% of value
- 1.0% 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
- 166 days a year with rain or snow
- 115" of snow a year
- 35 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 66 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (132 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,029 per 100k)
People
- Median age 55
- 12% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 68 mi to PWM airport
- 68 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 833 ft
- 67 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 75 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 50 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.