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Portsmouth is a small city of 22,545 people in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. It's about 34 miles from Manchester, NH and 51 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $689k and rent runs about $2k a month.
22,545people
$689kTypical home
$1,869/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
60"Snow
230Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,545
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,440 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Boston, MA
- 34 mi to Manchester, NH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $689k (≈$4,342/mo)
- Median rent $1,869/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (191 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,066 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 15% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 64% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to PSM airport
- 47 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 75 ft
- Right on the coast
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 567 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 205 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 58 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rockingham 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
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk