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Newmarket is a big small town of 5,679 people in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. It's about 26 miles from Manchester, NH and 51 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $424k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,679people
$424kTypical home
$1,701/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
49"Snow
230Sunny days
141Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,679
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,523 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Boston, MA
- 26 mi to Manchester, NH
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $424k (≈$2,671/mo)
- Median rent $1,701/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 141 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (27 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (313 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 20% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to PSM airport
- 49 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 40% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 66 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 659 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 228 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 60 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rockingham 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
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk