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Laconia is a small city of 17,085 people in Belknap County, New Hampshire. It's about 41 miles from Manchester, NH and 89 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $340k and rent runs about $1k a month.
17,085people
$340kTypical home
$1,224/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
63"Snow
220Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,085
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 861 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Boston, MA
- 41 mi to Manchester, NH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $340k (≈$2,146/mo)
- Median rent $1,224/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 63" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (174 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,295 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 22% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to LEB airport
- 59 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 669 ft
- 49 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 225 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 67 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Belknap County: R+13 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