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A town of 1,551 people in Cheshire County, New Hampshire
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Map of Alstead: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land6.3%1,567 of 25,052 acres
Trails28 mi0.7 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves41,010 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Town in New Hampshire, United States
1763Established
1,864Population
39.3 sq miArea
486 ftElevation

Alstead () is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,864 at the 2020 census. Alstead is home to Feuer State Forest.

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ZIP code03602
Area code603
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Housing in Alstead

$357K▲ 2.4% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Alstead home is worth about $357,000, up 2.4% in a year, 31% below the New Hampshire typical home.

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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Alstead's police department reported only 2024 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000
Alstead 0.5
New Hampshire 1.2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Alstead 0
New Hampshire 8.3
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade B-

The public schools Alstead’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 54% of New Hampshire’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

DistrictFall Mountain Regional School DistrictSchools2

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