Jaffrey
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1907
Main Street, Looking East, East, 1907
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About Jaffrey
Town in New Hampshire, United StatesJaffrey is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 5,320 at the 2020 census. The main village in town, where 3,058 people resided at the 2020 census, is defined as the Jaffrey census-designated place (CDP) and is located along the Contoocook River at the junction of U.S. Route 202 with New Hampshire routes 124 and 137.
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Housing in Jaffrey
The typical Jaffrey home is worth about $410,000, up 2.9% in a year, 21% below the New Hampshire typical home.
Only 2 sales in May 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.
Safety in Jaffrey
Safety Grade B+
Jaffrey reports less crime per resident than 66% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. New Hampshire has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Jaffrey sits closer to the middle.
Schools in Jaffrey
All Jaffrey schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Jaffrey’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 61% of New Hampshire’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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.
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