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Newport is a small town of 4,758 people in Sullivan County, New Hampshire. It's about 45 miles from Manchester, NH and 92 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 67 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $211k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,758people
$211kTypical home
$1,378/moRent
80° / 29°Summer / winter
67"Snow
203Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,758
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 337 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Boston, MA
- 45 mi to Manchester, NH
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $211k (≈$1,332/mo)
- Median rent $1,378/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 2.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (52 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 67" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 53 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (164 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (592 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 17% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to LEB airport
- 91 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 774 ft
- 75 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 95 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sullivan County: Purple — split almost evenly
- New Hampshire: D+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk