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Peterborough is a small town of 2,539 people in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. It's about 27 miles from Manchester, NH and 61 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 71 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $379k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,539people
$379kTypical home
$1,515/moRent
82° / 32°Summer / winter
71"Snow
233Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,539
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 533 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Boston, MA
- 27 mi to Manchester, NH
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $379k (≈$2,392/mo)
- Median rent $1,515/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- 71" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (101 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (494 per 100k)
People
- Median age 56
- 14% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to MHT airport
- 60 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 801 ft
- 56 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 259 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 102 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hillsborough County: D+3 in 2024
- 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