Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Allenstown's standout: it has 62 miles of trail and 56% conserved land. Overall it grades B−, ranked 88th of 125 in New Hampshire. Its weakest subject is schools: its schools rank behind 81% of the state's. 56% of the land in Allenstown is conserved, against 18% in New Hampshire’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. On health, just 14 of New Hampshire’s 187 towns do worse. The biggest place to walk is Bear Brook State Park, 6,709 acres with 47 miles of trail.
Where Allenstown beats most towns.
Pembroke Mill56.1% of the town is conserved land, across 5 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Hampshire), ordered by how far Allenstown is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 254 in 1790, 4,707 in 2020. The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 1860 and 5 maps from 1921 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Allenstown, 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 Allenstown.
Allenstown has more trail for its size than nearly any town in New Hampshire and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in New Hampshire; it also reports more crime than Pembroke and its other graded neighbors.
At 3 miles of trail per square mile, it ranks #3 of 126 New Hampshire towns. Its 7,337 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 98% of New Hampshire towns.
At 3.0 miles per square mile, Allenstown’s trail density is where New Hampshire’s towns sit at 1.2 and U.S. towns at 0.4. 62 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bear Brook State Park | 47 mi | 6,709 |
| 2. Pinkney Hill Preserve | 0.9 mi | 174 |
| 3. Allenstown Town Forest | — | 19 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Each of its 4 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than its C−, Hooksett highest at A−.
Its public schools are run by the Allenstown School District. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allenstown Community SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 348 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NH on state tests
Most working residents leave Allenstown for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Allenstown grew to 813 in 2023, 152 more than in 2013. 7.6% of Allenstown workers work from home.
| Allenstown | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 7.6% | 16% | 11% |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $103,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 6.7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Allenstown is safe by national standards, yet each of the 4 graded towns on its borders reports less crime per resident, from Pembroke (A−) to Deerfield (A+).
New Hampshire has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Allenstown sits closer to the middle. Allenstown’s violent crime rate is 1.9 per 1,000 residents.
| Allenstown | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.9 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.6 per 1,000 residents | 4.4 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
79 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 18 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 69% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 79 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Allenstown.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Allenstown has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 13° and about 68 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Its typical home is the least expensive on its borders; Pembroke is next at $473K.
The typical Allenstown home is worth about $420,000, up 1% in a year, 18% below the New Hampshire typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Within New Hampshire it is less healthy than 92% of the 126 graded towns: New Hampshire sets a high bar. All 4 graded neighbors score healthier than its B, from Pembroke (B) to Deerfield (A).
Allenstown beats the New Hampshire average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 26% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Allenstown. Only 3 of the 126 New Hampshire towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have obesity than Allenstown.
| Allenstown | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 23% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 32% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 33% |
| What stands out | Allenstown | NH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 8.9% | 9.8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.9% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Allenstown. Close and well known come first.
32 mi LakeLake Winnipesaukee
23 mi Ancient siteAmerica's Stonehenge
25 mi Theme parkCanobie Lake Park
12 mi Stadium & arenaSNHU Arena
11 mi MuseumCurrier Museum of Art
16 mi MuseumCanterbury Shaker VillageLake Winnipesaukee: No machine-readable author provided. JohnJHenderson~commonswiki assumed (based o, Public domain · America's Stonehenge: User:Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Canobie Lake Park: Alex1961, CC BY-SA 2.0 · SNHU Arena: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Currier Museum of Art: Struthious Bandersnatch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Canterbury Shaker Village: SayCheeeeeese, Public domain
6 within 15 miles of the center of Allenstown
About 1 of every 100 Allenstown residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Hampshire.
Where Allenstown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 places in Allenstown on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in New Hampshire, United States
Allenstown is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,707 at the 2020 census, up from 4,322 at the 2010 census. Allenstown includes a portion of the village of Suncook. Just over one-half of the town's area is covered by Bear Brook State Park.
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5 towns share a border with Allenstown.
Hooksett next door grades higher for schools (A− to Allenstown’s C−) and lower for cost of living (C− to B−).
| Town | NH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allenstown | #88 | B− | B− | B+ | C− | B |
| Pembroke | #92 | C+ | C | A− | B− | B |
| Suncook | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hooksett | #24 | A | C− | A− | A− | A |
| Deerfield | #23 | A | C+ | A+ | B | A |
| Epsom | #38 | A− | C | A− | B | A |
Suncook isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Allenstown with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Allenstown grades B− overall, better than 46% of U.S. towns and #88 of 125 in New Hampshire. It grades B for health, B+ for safety and C− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes, by national standards. New Hampshire has less crime than most states, so among its own towns Allenstown sits nearer the middle.
That is 4.3 years of the area's median household income ($97,004 across the Concord, NH area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
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