Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Alexandria’s subject grades are an A− for safety, civic life, and the outdoors; the weakest is a D for hazard risk. Alexandria’s average trip to work is 37 minutes, above both New Hampshire’s towns (28 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). On walkability, just 14 of New Hampshire’s 187 towns do worse. Alexandria's schools rank behind 76% of the state's. On history, just 4 of New Hampshire’s 187 towns do worse. Cardigan Reservation, at 1,151 acres with 9.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Alexandria has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Alexandria beats most towns.
1,613 counted in 2010 and 1,776 in 2020; an estimated 1,740 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Hampshire), ordered by how far Alexandria is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 298 in 1790, a low of 298 in 1790, 1,776 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2012 and 4 maps from 1927 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Alexandria, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 19, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Alexandria.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 81% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1.2% of working residents work locally in Alexandria, where New Hampshire’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 8%. 17% of Alexandria workers work from home. The top destinations are Lebanon (14%), Bristol (9%) and Concord (5%).
| Alexandria | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 10% | 8% |
| Work from home | 17% | 16% | 11% |
| Median household income | $89,000 | $103,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 9.7% | 6.8% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Alexandria beats the New Hampshire average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 29% of adults have obesity in Alexandria.
| Alexandria | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 33% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 23% | 23% |
| What stands out | Alexandria | NH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 8.2% | 6.2% |
| More smokers | 13.5% | 10.8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.4% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
55 miles of trail in 12 parks and preserves. Alexandria’s trail density is 1.3 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cardigan Reservation | 9.4 mi | 1,151 |
| 2. Cardigan Mountain State Forest | 7.1 mi | 977 |
| 3. Sugarloaf Ridge-Goose Pond Conservation Area | 3.8 mi | 390 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The July high in Alexandria is 76°F. Alexandria has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Alexandria home is worth about $408,000, up 1.9% in a year, 20% below the New Hampshire typical home.
| Alexandria | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 94% | 82% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,135 a month | $1,388 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Alexandria. Close and well known come first.
27 mi LakeLake Winnipesaukee
39 mi Ski areaCannon Mountain104 runs · 2,201 ft vertical
29 mi Ski areaWaterville Valley Resort84 runs · 1,990 ft vertical
37 mi State parkFranconia Notch State Park
34 mi WaterfallFlume Gorge
32 mi Ski areaLoon Mountain Resort80 runs · 2,189 ft verticalLake Winnipesaukee: No machine-readable author provided. JohnJHenderson~commonswiki assumed (based o, Public domain · Cannon Mountain: Mikespenard at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Waterville Valley Resort: MConradWard, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Franconia Notch State Park: Stephen Sokolowski, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Flume Gorge: MyCatIsAChonk, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Loon Mountain Resort: Own work, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Alexandria
About 2 of every 100 Alexandria residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Hampshire.
Where Alexandria’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in New Hampshire, United States
Alexandria is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,776 at the 2020 census, up from 1,613 at the 2010 census. Newfound Lake is in the northeast corner, with Wellington State Park on the western shore. The town is home to Welton Falls State Forest. Cardigan Mountain State Park, with Mount Cardigan, is in the west.
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5 towns share a border with Alexandria.
| Town | NH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | — | — | C+ | A− | C− | B+ |
| Hill | — | — | C | — | — | B+ |
| Orange | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bristol | #106 | C | C | B− | C− | B+ |
| Hebron | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Danbury | — | — | B− | A+ | C− | B+ |
Alexandria, Hill and Danbury have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Hill reports no FBI crime data of its own. Orange and Hebron aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Alexandria with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
That is 4.9 years of the area's median household income ($83,269 across the Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
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