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Pittsfield is a small town of 1,744 people in Merrimack County, New Hampshire. It's about 23 miles from Manchester, NH and 68 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $273k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,744people
$273kTypical home
$1,236/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
64"Snow
220Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,744
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,037 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Boston, MA
- 23 mi to Manchester, NH
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $273k (≈$1,722/mo)
- Median rent $1,236/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (89 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (550 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to MHT airport
- 57 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 581 ft
- 33 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 451 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 151 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Merrimack County: D+5 in 2024
- 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