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Hancock is a tiny town of 132 people in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. It's about 27 miles from Manchester, NH and 66 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 76 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $381k and rent runs about $2k a month.
132people
$381kTypical home
$1,623/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
76"Snow
233Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 132
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 371 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Boston, MA
- 27 mi to Manchester, NH
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $381k (≈$2,403/mo)
- Median rent $1,623/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- 76" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (121 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (472 per 100k)
People
- Median age 69
- 24% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to MHT airport
- 65 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 869 ft
- 57 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 190 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 69 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.