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Jaffrey is a small town of 3,277 people in Cheshire County, New Hampshire. It's about 32 miles from Manchester, NH and 61 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 69 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $218k and rent runs about $869 a month.
3,277people
$218kTypical home
$869/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
69"Snow
224Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,277
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 963 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Boston, MA
- 32 mi to Manchester, NH
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $218k (≈$1,373/mo)
- Median rent $869/mo
- Median household income $100k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- 69" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (181 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (617 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 32% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to MHT airport
- 60 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,034 ft
- 59 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 221 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 79 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cheshire County: D+10 in 2024
- New Hampshire: D+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk