Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
New Hampton’s best subject grade is an A− for health; its weakest is a C− for schools. On cost of living, just 17 of New Hampshire’s 187 towns do better. 14% of residents are under 18 in New Hampton, below both the New Hampshire town median (18%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). New Hampton has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Dana Meeting House and New Hampton Community Church. New Hampton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where New Hampton beats most towns.
Census counts: 652 in 1790, a low of 652 in 1790, 2,377 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1869 and 4 maps from 1925 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Hampshire), ordered by how far New Hampton is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Hampton, 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 New Hampton.
New Hampton beats the New Hampshire average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 29% of adults feel lonely in New Hampton, against 30% in New Hampshire’s towns and 33% across U.S. towns. 31% of adults have obesity in New Hampton.
| New Hampton | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 25% |
| What stands out | New Hampton | NH |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.3% | 8.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11% | 9.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Newfound Area School District. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampton Community SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 93 | B+ |
| New Hampton School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 315 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NH on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave New Hampton for work: only 6% work in town. The average trip to work in New Hampton is 33 minutes. The top destinations are Meredith (9%), Concord (8%) and Laconia (7%).
| New Hampton | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 6.8% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.8% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $95,000 | $103,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
New Hampton has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. New Hampton’s July high is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
26 miles of trail in 13 parks and preserves. Hersey Mountain Forest, at 1,118 acres with 1.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Only 10 of the 127 New Hampshire towns we compare have a lower trail density than New Hampton.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kelley-Drake Conservation Area | 2.3 mi | 232 |
| 2. Franklin Falls Reservoir | 1.9 mi | 552 |
| 3. Hersey Mountain Forest | 1.3 mi | 1,118 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
25% of New Hampton residents are 65 or older. New Hampton has grown 2.1% since 2020, to 2,428 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 32% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 41% across New Hampshire.
| New Hampton | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51.7 years | 44.8 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 25% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 39% | 29% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.5 points. Across New Hampshire, 50.1% of residents are women.
| New Hampton | NH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7% | 9.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.7% | 8.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.2% | 8.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.5% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.4% | 12.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.1% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 20.2% | 15.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 17.2% | 12.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.6% | 7.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.9% | 5.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.4% | 26.8% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.4% | 17.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.1% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19% | 24.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.1% | 16.1% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,400, single groups can be off by several points
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 59% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 13 flood insurance claims have been paid out in New Hampton.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical New Hampton home is worth about $493,000, up 2% in a year, close to the New Hampshire typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around New Hampton. Close and well known come first.
16 mi LakeLake Winnipesaukee
35 mi National forestWhite Mountain National Forest
39 mi Scenic railwayConway Scenic Railroad
38 mi Ski areaCannon Mountain104 runs · 2,201 ft vertical
24 mi Ski areaWaterville Valley Resort84 runs · 1,990 ft vertical
33 mi WaterfallFlume GorgeLake Winnipesaukee: No machine-readable author provided. JohnJHenderson~commonswiki assumed (based o, Public domain · White Mountain National Forest: Ken Gallager at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Conway Scenic Railroad: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cannon Mountain: Mikespenard at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Waterville Valley Resort: MConradWard, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Flume Gorge: MyCatIsAChonk, CC BY-SA 4.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of New Hampton
About 4 of every 100 New Hampton residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Hampshire.
Where New Hampton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
5 places in New Hampton on the National Register of Historic Places.
7 notable people were born in New Hampton.
Town in New Hampshire, United States
New Hampton is a town in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,377 at the 2020 census, and an estimated 2,428 in 2025. A winter sports resort area, New Hampton is home to George Duncan State Forest and to the New Hampton School, a private preparatory school established in 1821. The primary village in town, where 373 people resided at the 2020 census, is defined as the New Hampton census-designated place, and is located along New Hampshire Route 132, just south of its intersection with Route 104.
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7 towns share a border with New Hampton.
| Town | NH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampton | — | — | B− | B+ | C− | A− |
| Bristol | #106 | C | C | B− | C− | B+ |
| Center Harbor | — | — | C+ | — | C+ | A− |
| Bridgewater | — | — | C+ | — | C− | A− |
| Hill | — | — | C | — | — | B+ |
| Meredith | #71 | B | C | B+ | C+ | A− |
| Sanbornton | #73 | B | C | A | C | A |
| Ashland | — | — | C | C | B | B |
New Hampton, Center Harbor, Bridgewater, Hill and Ashland have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Center Harbor, Bridgewater and Hill report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare New Hampton with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
7 notable people were born here, including Adoniram Judson Gordon and Orren C. Moore.
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