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Groveton is a tiny town of 834 people in Coos County, New Hampshire. It's about 76 miles from Lewiston, ME and 159 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 81 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $105k and rent runs about $1k a month.
834people
$105kTypical home
$1,022/moRent
78° / 24°Summer / winter
81"Snow
185Sunny days
170Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 834
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 405 people per sq mi
- 159 mi to Boston, MA
- 76 mi to Lewiston, ME
- 72 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $105k (≈$660/mo)
- Median rent $1,022/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 24°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
- 170 days a year with rain or snow
- 81" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 68 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 36
- 33% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 78 mi to LEB airport
- 90 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,194 ft
- 89 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 41 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