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New Hampshire rankings · History

Most historic towns in New Hampshire

Tamworth ranks first on history among New Hampshire’s 126 towns of 2,500+; 75 of the 126 grade A− or better on history nationally.

The History grade, a character grade (not part of the overall): the town’s founding era, homes built before 1940 (Census ACS) and its National Register places. How grades work

#1

Tamworth

Carroll County · 2,895 people
A+

History grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall B− · #82 of 125 in NH

#T2

Franklin

Merrimack County · 8,839 people
A+

History grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall C · #102 of 125 in NH

#T2

Jaffrey

Cheshire County · 5,633 people
A+

History grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall B+ · #56 of 125 in NH

All 126 towns

History grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied; 29 towns here); the overall grade and state rank are beside each.

126 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.

#TownGradeOverall
1TamworthCarroll County · 2,895 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall B− · #82 of 125
T2FranklinMerrimack County · 8,839 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall C · #102 of 125
T2JaffreyCheshire County · 5,633 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall B+ · #56 of 125
4PittsfieldMerrimack County · 4,148 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall C+ · #101 of 125
T5PortsmouthRockingham County · 23,028 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall A− · #33 of 125
T5WiltonHillsborough County · 4,015 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall B+ · #63 of 125
7ClaremontSullivan County · 13,032 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall D · #123 of 125
8ConcordMerrimack County · 44,597 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #98 of 125
T9HaverhillGrafton County · 4,667 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #99 of 125
T9WarnerMerrimack County · 2,902 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #30 of 125
11PeterboroughHillsborough County · 6,499 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #36 of 125
12FitzwilliamCheshire County · 2,500 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #118 of 125
13LancasterCoos County · 3,218 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #105 of 125
14EnfieldGrafton County · 4,470 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #77 of 125
15ExeterRockingham County · 16,213 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #28 of 125
16NewportSullivan County · 6,417 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #116 of 125
T17CanaanGrafton County · 3,833 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #96 of 125
T17NewmarketRockingham County · 9,647 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #37 of 125
T17North HamptonRockingham County · 4,526 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #31 of 125
T17PembrokeMerrimack County · 7,579 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #92 of 125
21KeeneCheshire County · 23,072 peopleA+better than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #103 of 125
22WalpoleCheshire County · 3,706 peopleAbetter than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #94 of 125
23ManchesterHillsborough County · 116,818 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #120 of 125
24HopkintonMerrimack County · 6,120 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #6 of 125
25DoverStrafford County · 34,623 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #60 of 125
26NashuaHillsborough County · 92,435 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #91 of 125
27WhitefieldCoos County · 2,535 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #117 of 125
28HillsboroughHillsborough County · 6,134 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #93 of 125
T29BethlehemGrafton County · 2,575 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #61 of 125
T29DeerfieldRockingham County · 4,989 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #23 of 125
31RollinsfordStrafford County · 2,621 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #69 of 125
T32AntrimHillsborough County · 2,757 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #68 of 125
T32WinchesterCheshire County · 4,281 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #125 of 125
34RochesterStrafford County · 33,716 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #95 of 125
35PlainfieldSullivan County · 2,560 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #27 of 125
36HennikerMerrimack County · 6,256 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #34 of 125
37CharlestownSullivan County · 4,924 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #110 of 125
38SanborntonBelknap County · 3,038 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #73 of 125
39BerlinCoos County · 9,502 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #124 of 125
T40LebanonGrafton County · 15,481 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #62 of 125
T40New IpswichHillsborough County · 5,467 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #59 of 125
T40WakefieldCarroll County · 5,558 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #97 of 125
43AmherstHillsborough County · 11,985 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #21 of 125
44RyeRockingham County · 5,689 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #17 of 125
45Durham College campusStrafford County · 15,346 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall A+
46BoscawenMerrimack County · 4,255 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #83 of 125
47PlymouthGrafton County · 6,721 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #78 of 125
48Mont VernonHillsborough County · 2,698 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #2 of 125
49WolfeboroCarroll County · 6,637 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #66 of 125
50SomersworthStrafford County · 12,171 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #109 of 125
51SwanzeyCheshire County · 7,461 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #114 of 125
52HanoverGrafton County · 12,054 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #15 of 125
53HollisHillsborough County · 8,819 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #1 of 125
54ConwayCarroll County · 10,308 peopleAbetter than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #115 of 125
55GoffstownHillsborough County · 18,607 peopleAbetter than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #14 of 125
56HinsdaleCheshire County · 4,034 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #122 of 125
57GilmantonBelknap County · 4,060 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #22 of 125
58BristolGrafton County · 3,251 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #106 of 125
T59AllenstownMerrimack County · 4,882 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #88 of 125
T59MeredithBelknap County · 6,854 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #71 of 125
61LittletonGrafton County · 6,003 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #113 of 125
62CandiaRockingham County · 4,248 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #3 of 125
63AltonBelknap County · 6,036 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #85 of 125
T64ChesterRockingham County · 5,322 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #45 of 125
T64NorthwoodRockingham County · 4,757 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #9 of 125
66ChesterfieldCheshire County · 3,684 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #80 of 125
67KingstonRockingham County · 6,288 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #57 of 125
68WeareHillsborough County · 9,291 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #74 of 125
69MiltonStrafford County · 4,562 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #112 of 125
70DanvilleRockingham County · 4,650 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #49 of 125
71New LondonMerrimack County · 4,411 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #29 of 125
72HamptonRockingham County · 16,381 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #48 of 125
73NorthfieldMerrimack County · 5,081 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #86 of 125
74EpsomMerrimack County · 5,057 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #38 of 125
75MilfordHillsborough County · 16,686 peopleA−better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #50 of 125
76New DurhamStrafford County · 2,890 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #58 of 125
77TiltonBelknap County · 4,092 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #104 of 125
78MoultonboroughCarroll County · 5,293 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #55 of 125
79FarmingtonStrafford County · 6,781 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #111 of 125
80ChichesterMerrimack County · 2,834 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #65 of 125
T81OssipeeCarroll County · 4,599 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #100 of 125
T81SandownRockingham County · 6,753 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #67 of 125
T83RaymondRockingham County · 11,050 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #75 of 125
T83RindgeCheshire County · 6,502 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #54 of 125
85EppingRockingham County · 7,973 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #87 of 125
86PlaistowRockingham County · 7,848 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #43 of 125
87LaconiaBelknap County · 17,246 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #121 of 125
88StraffordStrafford County · 4,338 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #72 of 125
T89NewtonRockingham County · 4,851 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #46 of 125
T89TuftonboroCarroll County · 2,678 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #42 of 125
91GilfordBelknap County · 7,898 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #41 of 125
92DerryRockingham County · 33,990 peopleB+better than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #81 of 125
93NottinghamRockingham County · 5,490 peopleBbetter than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #26 of 125
94LoudonMerrimack County · 5,781 peopleBbetter than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #52 of 125
95BarringtonStrafford County · 9,642 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #44 of 125
96WindhamRockingham County · 16,259 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #5 of 125
T97BarnsteadBelknap County · 5,038 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #90 of 125
T97BrentwoodRockingham County · 4,923 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #19 of 125
99HudsonHillsborough County · 26,001 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #84 of 125
100GreenlandRockingham County · 4,143 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #20 of 125
101StrathamRockingham County · 7,735 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #11 of 125
102New BostonHillsborough County · 6,276 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #12 of 125
103HampsteadRockingham County · 9,110 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #18 of 125
104SunapeeSullivan County · 3,442 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #64 of 125
105SalemRockingham County · 31,868 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #53 of 125
106GorhamCoos County · 2,661 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #89 of 125
107MerrimackHillsborough County · 29,699 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #47 of 125
108AtkinsonRockingham County · 7,397 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #7 of 125
109BedfordHillsborough County · 23,973 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #10 of 125
110BrooklineHillsborough County · 5,858 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #4 of 125
111LondonderryRockingham County · 27,844 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #40 of 125
112PelhamHillsborough County · 14,828 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #39 of 125
113DunbartonMerrimack County · 3,233 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #35 of 125
114BowMerrimack County · 8,415 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #16 of 125
115ThorntonGrafton County · 2,895 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #51 of 125
116MadisonCarroll County · 2,728 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #79 of 125
117CamptonGrafton County · 3,436 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #76 of 125
118BartlettCarroll County · 3,335 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #108 of 125
119FremontRockingham County · 4,923 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #70 of 125
120LitchfieldHillsborough County · 8,704 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #32 of 125
121LeeStrafford County · 4,563 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #13 of 125
122SeabrookRockingham County · 8,430 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #119 of 125
123HooksettMerrimack County · 15,346 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #24 of 125
124GranthamSullivan County · 3,482 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #25 of 125
125BelmontBelknap County · 7,408 peopleCbetter than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #107 of 125
126AuburnRockingham County · 6,336 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #8 of 125
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Questions people ask

What is the most historic town in New Hampshire?

Tamworth (Carroll County) ranks first on history among 126 towns, with an A+; Franklin and Jaffrey follow.

How are these towns ranked?

The History grade, a character grade (not part of the overall): the town’s founding era, homes built before 1940 (Census ACS) and its National Register places. Towns are sorted on the grade’s score; the letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents with a history grade (126 in New Hampshire). Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the New Hampshire page.

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