Living in West Stewartstown, NH
West Stewartstown is a tiny town of 312 people in Coos County, New Hampshire. It's about 91 miles from Burlington, VT and 185 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 111 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $28k and rent runs about $1k a month.
312people
$28kTypical home
$1,141/moRent
77° / 24°Summer / winter
111"Snow
185Sunny days
160Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 312
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 504 people per sq mi
- 185 mi to Boston, MA
- 91 mi to Burlington, VT
- 85 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $28k (≈$174/mo)
- Median rent $1,141/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 3.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 185 sunny days a year (42 totally clear)
- 180 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 160 days a year with rain or snow
- 111" of snow a year
- 36 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 72 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (208 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (851 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 14% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 87 mi to BTV airport
- 111 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,188 ft
- 100 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 53 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 79 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 44 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Coos County: R+14 in 2024
- New Hampshire: D+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.