Living in Plymouth, NH
Plymouth is a small town of 4,969 people in Grafton County, New Hampshire. It's about 54 miles from Manchester, NH and 103 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 70 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $294k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,969people
$294kTypical home
$1,296/moRent
79° / 28°Summer / winter
70"Snow
220Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,969
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 846 people per sq mi
- 103 mi to Boston, MA
- 54 mi to Manchester, NH
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $294k (≈$1,856/mo)
- Median rent $1,296/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 28°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
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 70" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (86 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,009 per 100k)
People
- Median age 23
- 26% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 62% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 40% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to LEB airport
- 70 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 925 ft
- 64 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 169 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 47 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grafton County: D+20 in 2024
- 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk