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North Walpole is a tiny town of 513 people in Cheshire County, New Hampshire. It's about 52 miles from Manchester, NH and 91 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $201k and rent runs about $1k a month.
513people
$201kTypical home
$1,120/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
63"Snow
203Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 513
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 739 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Boston, MA
- 52 mi to Manchester, NH
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $201k (≈$1,268/mo)
- Median rent $1,120/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (52 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 63" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (89 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (895 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 24% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to LEB airport
- 74 mi to ALB (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 371 ft
- 83 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 146 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cheshire County: D+10 in 2024
- New Hampshire: D+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk