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West Swanzey is a small town of 1,188 people in Cheshire County, New Hampshire. It's about 36 miles from Amherst Town, MA and 76 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 62 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $193k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,188people
$193kTypical home
$1,645/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
62"Snow
224Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,188
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 460 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Boston, MA
- 36 mi to Amherst Town, MA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $193k (≈$1,220/mo)
- Median rent $1,645/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 62" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (89 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (895 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 23% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to MHT airport
- 67 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 47% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1946
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 558 ft
- 74 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 152 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cheshire County: D+10 in 2024
- New Hampshire: D+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- 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.