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Farmington gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $424K for a typical one, or 3.7 years of the Boston metro’s $116K median household income. It grades C overall, ranked 111th of 125 in New Hampshire. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 76% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top, and its public schools trail 82% of New Hampshire towns on state tests and graduation. On health, just 7 of New Hampshire’s 187 towns do worse. Its National Register listings include Farmington Town Pound and First Congregational Church. On civic life, just 18 of New Hampshire’s 187 towns do worse.
Where Farmington beats most towns.
Census counts: 786 in 1790, 6,722 in 2020. The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 1823 and 4 maps from 1919 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Hampshire), ordered by how far Farmington is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Farmington, 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 Farmington.
Farmington is healthier than towns with similar incomes, sends most of its workers to Rochester and beyond and has a shorter frost-free season than most of the country, though not than most of New Hampshire.
Its public schools are run by the Farmington School District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Wilson Memorial SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 4–8 | Grades 4–8 | 271 | C− |
| Farmington Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 214 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NH on state tests and graduation
Farmington has 870 jobs for its 3,257 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Farmington for work: only 8% work in town. Farmington’s median household income is $67,000, against $103,000 in New Hampshire’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Farmington has lost 104 jobs, to 870 in 2023.
| Farmington | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $67,000 | $103,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 6.7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 15% | 16% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
39 miles of trail in 11 parks and preserves. Scruton Conservation Easement, at 603 acres with 2.9 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Farmington’s trail density is 1.1 miles per square mile, where New Hampshire’s towns sit at 1.2 and U.S. towns at 0.4.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Blue Job State Forest | 3.8 mi | 281 |
| 2. Scruton Conservation Easement | 2.9 mi | 603 |
| 3. Leary Field and Forest | 0.5 mi | 62 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Since 1979, 8 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Farmington.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Durham weather station, 16 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 148 days: shorter than most of the country, but longer than 85% of New Hampshire places with climate records.
Farmington has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Farmington is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
New Hampshire has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Farmington sits closer to the middle.
| Farmington | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.8 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 6.4 per 1,000 residents | 4.4 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Typical home values rose 5.9% in the year to September 2026. Farmington’s median rent is $1,096 a month.
| Farmington | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,096 a month | $1,393 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 78% | 82% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Against the 10,189 U.S. towns with household incomes like Farmington’s, it is healthier than 66%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income. All 6 graded neighbors score healthier than its B−, from Milton (B) to Alton (A).
28% of Farmington adults have been diagnosed with depression. Among 126 New Hampshire towns, just 1 have a higher share of adults who have obesity than Farmington. 11% of Farmington adults have diabetes.
| Farmington | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 23% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 30% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Farmington | NH |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.9% | 8.9% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 14.2% | 9.5% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.8% | 5.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Farmington. Close and well known come first.
21 mi LakeLake Winnipesaukee
37 mi Ancient siteAmerica's Stonehenge
28 mi LighthouseCape Neddick Light
25 mi MuseumStrawbery Banke
33 mi Stadium & arenaSNHU Arena
29 mi MuseumSeashore Trolley MuseumLake Winnipesaukee: No machine-readable author provided. JohnJHenderson~commonswiki assumed (based o, Public domain · America's Stonehenge: User:Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cape Neddick Light: Stefan Hillebrand, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Strawbery Banke: Ken Gallager (Ken Gallager from en.wikipedia), Public domain · SNHU Arena: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Seashore Trolley Museum: Rene Schwietzke from Jena, Germany, CC BY 2.0
None within 15 miles of Farmington; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Farmington residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Hampshire.
Where Farmington’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Farmington on the National Register of Historic Places.
8 notable people were born in Farmington.
Town in New Hampshire, United States
Farmington is a town in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 6,722 at the 2020 census. Farmington is home to Blue Job State Forest, the Tebbetts Hill Reservation, and Baxter Lake. The town center, where 3,824 people resided at the 2020 census, is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as the Farmington census-designated place and is located at the junction of New Hampshire routes 75 and 153.
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6 towns share a border with Farmington.
| Town | NH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmington | #111 | C | B | B | C− | B− |
| Milton | #112 | C | C+ | B | D− | B |
| Strafford | #72 | B | B− | A+ | C− | A− |
| Rochester | #95 | C+ | B− | — | D | B+ |
| New Durham | #58 | B+ | B− | A | B | A− |
| Barnstead | #90 | B− | C+ | A− | D | A− |
| Alton | #85 | B− | C | A− | C− | A |
Rochester reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Farmington with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Farmington grades C overall, better than 26% of U.S. towns and #111 of 125 in New Hampshire. It grades B− for health, B for safety and C− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes, by national standards. New Hampshire has less crime than most states, so among its own towns Farmington sits nearer the middle.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
8 notable people were born here, including Henry Wilson and Raymond Pearl.
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