Nelson is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 629 at the 2020 census, down from 729 at the 2010 census. Nelson includes the village of Munsonville.

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Town numbers

ZIP code03457

Area code603

Living in Nelson

Housing in Nelson

$477K≈ same as a year ago Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Nelson home is worth about $477,000, about the same as a year ago, 8% below the New Hampshire typical home.

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Health in Nelson

Compared with New Hampshire

1better than NH·2worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 29 are too close to call.

Conditions 2▼ 10 close Habits all close Care 1▲ 6 close Mind all close Everyday needs all close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

71.9%More adults seeing a dentistNH 68.8% · better 11.9%More adults who have had cancerNH 9.8% · worse

Care nearby

Cheshire Medical CenterKeene · 9.2 mi · ER

Charlestown Health CenterCharlestown · 23.2 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · Nelson

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthNo shortage

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Schools in Nelson

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DistrictNelson School DistrictSchools1

Nelson Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 58 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors.

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Where Nelson is

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Locator map of Nelson — Wikimedia Commons · Map: Andrew Sawyer · CC BY 2.5

Location map

New Hampshire · NH · Cheshire CountyTown boundary on OpenStreetMap →

Around town

Bordering towns

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Nelson Harrisville Stoddard Roxbury Sullivan

SEHarrisville NStoddard SWRoxbury WSullivan

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