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Somersworth is a big small town of 12,111 people in Strafford County, New Hampshire. It's about 34 miles from Manchester, NH and 64 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $318k and rent runs about $1k a month.
12,111people
$318kTypical home
$1,477/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
50"Snow
230Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,111
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,235 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Boston, MA
- 34 mi to Manchester, NH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $318k (≈$2,008/mo)
- Median rent $1,477/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (109 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,504 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 29% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to PSM airport
- 40 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 45% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 223 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 460 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 169 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 67 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Strafford County: D+12 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