Goffstown, NH: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Goffstown is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 18,577 at the 2020 census. The compact center of town, where 3,366 people resided at the 2020 census, is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as the Goffstown census-designated place and is located at the junctions of New Hampshire routes 114 and 13. Goffstown also includes the villages of Grasmere and Pinardville. The town is home to Saint Anselm College (and its New Hampshire Institute of Politics), the Goffstown Giant Pumpkin Regatta, and was the location of the New Hampshire State Prison for Women, prior to the prison's relocation to Concord in 2018.

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How Goffstown ranks

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#25Highest graduation rate in NH #35Best schools in NH #43Highest income in NH All NH rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code03045

Area code603

Living in Goffstown

Housing in Goffstown

$497K▲ 1.2% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Goffstown home is worth about $497,000, up 1.2% in a year, close to the New Hampshire typical home.

Only 3 sales in May 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.

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Safety in Goffstown

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Safety Grade A

Goffstown reports less crime per resident than 87% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. New Hampshire has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Goffstown sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000

Goffstown 0.6

New Hampshire 1.2

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Goffstown 4.2

New Hampshire 8.3

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Goffstown

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B⁺

School Grade B+

The public schools Goffstown’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 70% of New Hampshire’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#35Best public schoolsof 120 in NH

DistrictGoffstown School DistrictSchools6

Maple Avenue School B+Elementary · Grades 1–4 · 513 students Glen Lake SchoolElementary · Grades PK–K · 194 students Bartlett Elementary School C-Elementary · Grades 1–4 · 177 students Mountain View Middle School B+Middle · Grades 5–8 · 880 students Goffstown High School A-High · Grades 9–12 · 1,008 students NAMASTE MONTESSORI SCHOOL

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NH. Ratings are from neighbors.