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Suncook is a big small town of 5,432 people in Merrimack County, New Hampshire. It's about 10 miles from Manchester, NH and 59 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 65 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $361k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,432people
$361kTypical home
$1,091/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
65"Snow
220Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,432
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,459 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Boston, MA
- 10 mi to Manchester, NH
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $361k (≈$2,277/mo)
- Median rent $1,091/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 65" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (73 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (593 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 23% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to MHT airport
- 58 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 331 ft
- 36 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 35 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 465 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 181 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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