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Living in North Conway, NH

North Conway is a small town of 2,041 people in Carroll County, New Hampshire. It's about 47 miles from Lewiston, ME and 117 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 84 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $412k and rent runs about $966 a month.

2,041people
$412kTypical home
$966/moRent
81° / 30°Summer / winter
84"Snow
185Sunny days
142Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 2,041
  • A standalone small town, not a suburb
  • About 299 people per sq mi
  • 117 mi to Boston, MA
  • 47 mi to Lewiston, ME
  • 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $412k (≈$2,598/mo)
  • Median rent $966/mo
  • Median household income $71k
  • Property tax about 1.1% of value
  • 1.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 81°F
  • Winter highs around 30°F
  • Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
  • 185 sunny days a year (42 totally clear)
  • 180 cloudy days a year
  • 53 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 142 days a year with rain or snow
  • 84" of snow a year
  • 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 44 nights a year below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Very low violent crime (48 per 100k), county-wide
  • Very low property crime (454 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 62
  • 10% of households have kids
  • 41% are 65 or older
  • 38% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 3% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 22 min
  • 1% walk or take transit to work
  • 48 mi to PWM airport
  • 48 mi to PWM (major hub)
  • 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 56% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1976
  • 85% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Mountain country
  • Elevation 637 ft
  • 49 mi to the ocean
  • 24 mi to a big lake
  • 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 2 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 3 mi to the nearest campground
  • 15 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 93 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • Few or no bars within 25 mi
  • 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
  • 14 museums within 25 mi
  • 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 4 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 48% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 21 mi to the nearest vet
  • 18 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 7 congregations per 10k people
  • 34 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Carroll 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
  • 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.

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