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Melvin Village is a tiny town of 324 people in Carroll County, New Hampshire. It's about 49 miles from Manchester, NH and 95 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 76 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $409k and rent runs about $1k a month.
324people
$409kTypical home
$1,195/moRent
81° / 30°Summer / winter
76"Snow
220Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 324
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 202 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Boston, MA
- 49 mi to Manchester, NH
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $409k (≈$2,577/mo)
- Median rent $1,195/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°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
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 76" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (48 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (454 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 11% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to PSM airport
- 50 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 538 ft
- 46 mi to the ocean
- 0 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 170 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carroll County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.