Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The best of Temple’s subject grades are an A− for health and an A for history and the outdoors; the weakest is a C for cost of living. Temple’s average trip to work is 37 minutes, against 28 minutes in New Hampshire’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Among 127 New Hampshire towns, just 2 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Temple. 23% of the land in Temple is conserved, against 18% in New Hampshire’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Its National Register listings include Birchwood Inn and Temple Town Hall. Temple has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Temple beats most towns.
Census counts: 747 in 1790, a low of 239 in 1930, 1,382 in 2020. The archive holds 16 old photos and papers going back to 1892 and 4 maps from 1900 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 Temple is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Temple, 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 Temple.
Temple beats the New Hampshire average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 15% of Temple adults report frequent mental distress.
| Temple | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 30% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 8.9% | 9.1% | 14% |
| What stands out | Temple | NH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 73.3% | 69.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Contoocook Valley School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temple Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 35 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NH on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Temple for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Temple grew to 177 in 2023, 72 more than in 2013. The top destinations are New Ipswich (11%), Milford (7%) and Nashua (7%).
| Temple | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 17% | 16% | 11% |
| Median household income | $94,000 | $103,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 9.4% | 6.8% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
31 miles of trail in 10 parks and preserves. The trail density in Temple is 1.4 miles per square mile. The biggest park or preserve is Joanne Bass Bross Preserve, at 427 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Temple Mountain State Reservation | 3.6 mi | 278 |
| 2. Heald Tract | 1.8 mi | 193 |
| 3. Miller State Park | 1.3 mi | 381 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Adults 35 to 64 are 50% of residents (40% statewide). 14% of residents are under 18 in Temple. Temple has grown 2.4% since 2020, to 1,410 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Temple | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 14% | 18% | 22% |
| Median age | 49.5 years | 44.8 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 39% | 29% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.9 points. Across New Hampshire, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Temple | NH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.1% | 9.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.2% | 8.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.1% | 8.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.1% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.1% | 12.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 22.7% | 15.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12% | 12.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.8% | 7.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.7% | 5.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.3% | 26.8% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.8% | 17.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.8% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.8% | 24.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.7% | 16.1% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,400, single groups can be off by several points
Temple’s July high is 79°F. Temple has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 61% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical Temple home is worth about $554,000, up 7.9% in a year, 8% above the New Hampshire typical home.
| Temple | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 82% | 82% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,169 a month | $1,388 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Temple. Close and well known come first.
12 mi MountainMount Monadnock
38 mi LakeWalden Pond
39 mi LakeQuabbin Reservoir
34 mi Ancient siteAmerica's Stonehenge
32 mi Theme parkCanobie Lake Park
39 mi Stadium & arenaDCU CenterMount Monadnock: Jonwmcinenrey, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Walden Pond: Victorgrigas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Quabbin Reservoir: engineerchange, CC BY 2.0 · America's Stonehenge: User:Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Canobie Lake Park: Alex1961, CC BY-SA 2.0 · DCU Center: Terageorge, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Temple
About 2 of every 100 Temple residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Hampshire.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
2 places in Temple on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Temple.
Town in New Hampshire, United States
Temple is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. Its population was 1,382 at the 2020 census. It is home to Temple Mountain State Reservation, formerly the Temple Mountain Ski Area.
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Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
That is 5.3 years of the area's median household income ($103,545 across the Manchester-Nashua, 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.
4 notable people were born here, including Henry Ames Blood and Daniel Pratt.
