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New Hampton is a tiny town of 302 people in Belknap County, New Hampshire. It's about 44 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 70 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $298k and rent runs about $1k a month.
302people
$298kTypical home
$1,167/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
70"Snow
220Sunny days
146Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 302
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 237 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Boston, MA
- 44 mi to Manchester, NH
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $298k (≈$1,880/mo)
- Median rent $1,167/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 146 days a year with rain or snow
- 70" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (84 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (816 per 100k)
People
- Median age 64
- 18% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to LEB airport
- 67 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 663 ft
- 57 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 160 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.