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Meredith is a small town of 2,617 people in Belknap County, New Hampshire. It's about 46 miles from Manchester, NH and 94 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 77 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $450k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,617people
$450kTypical home
$1,046/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
77"Snow
220Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,617
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 897 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Boston, MA
- 46 mi to Manchester, NH
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $450k (≈$2,838/mo)
- Median rent $1,046/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 77" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (76 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (589 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 24% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to LEB airport
- 59 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 535 ft
- 52 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 167 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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