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Hillsborough is a small town of 1,616 people in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. It's about 25 miles from Manchester, NH and 70 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 75 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $265k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,616people
$265kTypical home
$1,138/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
75"Snow
220Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,616
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 830 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Boston, MA
- 25 mi to Manchester, NH
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $265k (≈$1,672/mo)
- Median rent $1,138/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 1.0% 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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 75" of snow a year
- 20 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 (135 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (525 per 100k)
People
- Median age 50
- 21% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to MHT airport
- 69 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 650 ft
- 56 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 305 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 105 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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.