Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 5,490, settled in 1722.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Nottingham grades A overall, 26th among New Hampshire's 125 graded towns. Crime is low: it reports less per resident than 97% of U.S. towns. It is healthier than 90% of U.S. towns and the median household earns $122K. What holds it back is price: homes are expensive, about $619K for a typical one and 5.3 times the Boston metro’s $116K median household income. 33% of the land in Nottingham is conserved, above both New Hampshire’s towns (18%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Pawtuckaway State Park, at 4,898 acres with 27.9 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 85% of U.S. towns.
Where Nottingham beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,068 in 1790, a low of 451 in 1930, 5,229 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1840 and 6 maps from 1917 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 Nottingham is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Nottingham. Close and well known come first.
34 mi LakeLake Winnipesaukee
20 mi Ancient siteAmerica's Stonehenge
24 mi Theme parkCanobie Lake Park
27 mi LighthouseCape Neddick Light
19 mi Stadium & arenaSNHU Arena
19 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 · Cape Neddick Light: Stefan Hillebrand, CC BY-SA 3.0 · SNHU Arena: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Strawbery Banke: Ken Gallager (Ken Gallager from en.wikipedia), Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Nottingham, 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 Nottingham.
Nottingham keeps more of its land conserved than most of New Hampshire, sends most of its workers to Portsmouth and beyond and gets more snow than most of the country, though not than most of New Hampshire.
Nottingham’s property crime rate is 1.3 per 1,000 residents, where New Hampshire’s towns sit at 4.5 and U.S. towns at 9.9.
| Nottingham | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.3 per 1,000 residents | 4.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.5 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its A− for schools comes with a C− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $619K.
Its public schools are run by the Nottingham School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 527 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NH on state tests
28% of adults feel lonely in Nottingham. Nottingham tracks New Hampshire closely on all 32 CDC measures. 13% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Nottingham.
| Nottingham | 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% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 14% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its 10,154 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 94% of New Hampshire towns.
65 miles of trail in 15 parks and preserves. Nottingham’s trail density is 1.4 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pawtuckaway State Park | 27.9 mi | 4,898 |
| 2. Mulligan Forest | 9 mi | 1,897 |
| 3. Harvey's Kennard Hill Forest | 0.7 mi | 240 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nottingham has 378 jobs for its 3,118 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 33.8 minutes, against 26.7 across New Hampshire.
Most working residents leave Nottingham for work: only 4% work in town. The average trip to work in Nottingham is 34 minutes. Jobs based in Nottingham grew to 378 in 2023, 96 more than in 2013.
| Nottingham | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 22% | 16% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 1.4% | 6.8% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $122,000 | $103,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
94% of Nottingham households own their home. The typical Nottingham home is worth about $619,000, up 3.9% in a year, 21% above the New Hampshire typical home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The Epping weather station, 7 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. July afternoons average 82.2°: cooler than most of the country, but hotter than 81% of New Hampshire places with climate records; January nights average 14.1°.
Nottingham has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers.
| Nottingham | 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
Children under 18 are 24% of residents (18% statewide). Nottingham has grown 5% since 2020, to 5,490 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. Among 126 New Hampshire towns, just 7 have a higher share of children under 18 than Nottingham.
| Nottingham | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 24% | 18% | 22% |
| Median age | 38.8 years | 45 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 39% | 29% |
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.7 points. Across New Hampshire, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Nottingham | NH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.7% | 9.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.2% | 8.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.7% | 8.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.2% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.7% | 12.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.1% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.9% | 15.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.8% | 12.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.7% | 7.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.6% | 5.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.4% | 26.8% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.2% | 17.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 28.5% | 24.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.3% | 16.1% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities. Since 1987, 13 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Nottingham.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Nottingham
About 6 of every 100 Nottingham residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Hampshire.
Where Nottingham’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Nottingham on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Nottingham.
Town in New Hampshire, United States
Nottingham is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 5,229 at the 2020 census, up from 4,785 at the 2010 census. It is the location of Pawtuckaway State Park.
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4 towns share a border with Nottingham.
| Town | NH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham | #26 | A | C− | A+ | A− | A |
| Deerfield | #23 | A | C+ | A+ | B | A |
| Lee | #13 | A | C− | A | A | A |
| Barrington | #44 | A− | C | A | B | A |
| Northwood | #9 | A+ | B | A | B | A |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Nottingham grades A overall, better than 86% of U.S. towns and #26 of 125 in New Hampshire. It grades A for health, A+ for safety and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
4 notable people were born here, including Joseph Cilley and Jonathan Cilley.
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