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Deerfield's standout: it reports less crime per resident than 98% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades A, ranked 23rd of 125 in New Hampshire. Residents are healthier than 90% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and it has 53 miles of trail. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 93% of U.S. towns, with 3 places on the National Register. 22% of the land in Deerfield is conserved, against 18% in New Hampshire’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Bear Brook State Park, at 1,932 acres with 9.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where Deerfield beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,619 in 1790, a low of 635 in 1930, 4,855 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1856 and 6 maps from 1917 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Hampshire), ordered by how far Deerfield is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Deerfield, 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 Deerfield.
Deerfield reports less crime than Nottingham or any other graded neighbor, sends most of its workers to Manchester and beyond and gets more snow than most of the country, though not than most of New Hampshire.
Its A+ tops all 6 graded towns on its borders; Nottingham (A+) comes closest. Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2025, 0.4 per 1,000 residents.
At 0.8 per 1,000 residents, Deerfield’s property crime rate is below both the New Hampshire town median (4.5) and the median of U.S. towns (9.9). Deerfield’s violent crime rate is 0.4 per 1,000 residents.
| Deerfield | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.8 per 1,000 residents | 4.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.4 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the Deerfield School District. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deerfield Community SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 506 | B− |
| Longview School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 21 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NH on state tests
Against the 4,386 U.S. towns with household incomes like Deerfield’s, it is healthier than 71%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
28% of adults feel lonely in Deerfield. Deerfield tracks New Hampshire closely on all 32 CDC measures. 13% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Deerfield.
| Deerfield | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.8% | 9.5% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 20% | 25% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Deerfield has 620 jobs for its 2,669 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 34.3 minutes, against 26.7 across New Hampshire.
Most working residents leave Deerfield for work: only 8% work in town. The average trip to work in Deerfield is 34 minutes. Jobs based in Deerfield grew to 620 in 2023, 283 more than in 2013.
| Deerfield | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $132,000 | $103,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.8% | 6.7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bear Brook State Park | 9.5 mi | 1,932 |
| 2. Pawtuckaway State Park | 1.9 mi | 525 |
| 3. Lamontagne Wildlife Management Area | 1.2 mi | 360 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The Epping weather station, 11 miles away, records that 57 inches of snow fall in a normal winter: more than most of the country, but less than 87% of New Hampshire places with climate records. January nights average 13.9°: colder than most of the country, but milder than 78% of New Hampshire places with climate records; July afternoons average 81.6°.
Deerfield has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain.
| Deerfield | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 14°F | 13°F | 22°F |
| July high | 82°F | 81°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Deerfield home is worth about $602,000, up 1.9% in a year, 18% above the New Hampshire typical home. 91% of Deerfield households own their home.
| Deerfield | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 91% | 82% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,593 a month | $1,382 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the New Hampshire average. Deerfield has grown 2.9% since 2020, to 4,989 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 47% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 41% across New Hampshire.
| Deerfield | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 47% | 39% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 18% | 22% |
| Median age | 42.8 years | 45 years | 40.5 years |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.1 points. Across New Hampshire, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Deerfield | NH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.5% | 9.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.4% | 8.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11% | 8.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.8% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.2% | 12.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.2% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.5% | 15.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.1% | 12.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.4% | 7.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.2% | 5.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.3% | 26.8% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.4% | 17.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.9% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 33.5% | 24.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.8% | 16.1% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 5,000, single groups can be off by several points
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 14 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Deerfield.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Deerfield. Close and well known come first.
32 mi LakeLake Winnipesaukee
20 mi Ancient siteAmerica's Stonehenge
24 mi Theme parkCanobie Lake Park
15 mi Stadium & arenaSNHU Arena
34 mi LighthouseCape Neddick Light
26 mi MuseumStrawbery BankeLake 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 · Cape Neddick Light: Stefan Hillebrand, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Strawbery Banke: Ken Gallager (Ken Gallager from en.wikipedia), Public domain
3 within 15 miles of the center of Deerfield
About 4 of every 100 Deerfield residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Hampshire.
4,280 counted in 2010 and 4,855 in 2020; an estimated 4,989 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
3 places in Deerfield on the National Register of Historic Places.
12 notable people were born in Deerfield.
Town in New Hampshire, United States
Deerfield is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,855 at the 2020 census, up from 4,280 in 2010. Deerfield is the location of the annual Deerfield Fair.
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6 towns share a border with Deerfield.
| Town | NH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deerfield | #23 | A | C+ | A+ | B | A |
| Northwood | #9 | A+ | B | A | B | A |
| Candia | #3 | A+ | B | A+ | B+ | A− |
| Nottingham | #26 | A | C− | A+ | A− | A |
| Allenstown | #88 | B− | B− | B+ | C− | B |
| Epsom | #38 | A− | C | A− | B | A |
| Hooksett | #24 | A | C− | A− | A− | A |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Deerfield grades A overall, better than 88% of U.S. towns and #23 of 125 in New Hampshire. It grades A for health, A+ for safety and B for schools.
That is 5.2 years of the area's median household income ($115,863 across the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro 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+.
12 notable people were born here, including Benjamin Franklin Butler and Benning W. Jenness.
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