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About Chester
Town in New Hampshire, United StatesChester is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 5,232 at the 2020 census, up from 4,768 at the 2010 census. It was home to the now defunct Chester College (formerly White Pines College).
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Housing in Chester
The typical Chester home is worth about $660,000, up 10.9% in a year, 28% above the New Hampshire typical home.
Safety in Chester
Safety Grade A+
Chester reports less crime per resident than 97% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Schools in Chester
All Chester schools →School Grade C
The public schools Chester’s kids attend trail 75% of New Hampshire’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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