IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in New London, NH
New London is a small town of 1,278 people in Merrimack County, New Hampshire. It's about 40 miles from Manchester, NH and 89 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 76 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $481k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,278people
$481kTypical home
$1,520/moRent
79° / 28°Summer / winter
76"Snow
220Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
Is New London right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Small town of 1,278
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,150 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Boston, MA
- 40 mi to Manchester, NH
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $481k (≈$3,033/mo)
- Median rent $1,520/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 28°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
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 76" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 45 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (53 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (307 per 100k)
People
- Median age 22
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 45% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 22% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to LEB airport
- 85 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,293 ft
- 66 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 178 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 63 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Merrimack County: D+5 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.