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Henniker is a small town of 2,993 people in Merrimack County, New Hampshire. It's about 23 miles from Manchester, NH and 71 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 72 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $296k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,993people
$296kTypical home
$1,056/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
72"Snow
220Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,993
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,114 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Boston, MA
- 23 mi to Manchester, NH
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $296k (≈$1,869/mo)
- Median rent $1,056/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 2.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 72" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (78 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (409 per 100k)
People
- Median age 22
- 17% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 38% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to MHT airport
- 70 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 466 ft
- 54 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 306 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 114 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.