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Tilton Northfield is a small town of 3,101 people in Belknap County, New Hampshire. It's about 33 miles from Manchester, NH and 82 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 66 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $250k and rent runs about $998 a month.
3,101people
$250kTypical home
$998/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
66"Snow
220Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,101
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 989 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Boston, MA
- 33 mi to Manchester, NH
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $250k (≈$1,577/mo)
- Median rent $998/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 66" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (87 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (909 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 26% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to MHT airport
- 66 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1943
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 479 ft
- 49 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 232 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 71 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Belknap County: R+13 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