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A town of 14,449 people in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
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Town in New Hampshire, United States
1746Established
14,222Population
27 sq miArea
154 ftElevation

Pelham is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 14,222 at the 2020 census, up from 12,897 at the 2010 census. Pelham is a part of the Merrimack Valley.

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ZIP code03076
Area code603
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Housing in Pelham

$690K▲ 1.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Pelham home is worth about $690,000, up 1.5% in a year, 34% above the New Hampshire typical home.

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Safety Grade A

Pelham reports less crime per resident than 86% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. New Hampshire has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Pelham sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000
Pelham 0.7
New Hampshire 1.2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Pelham 3.8
New Hampshire 8.3
U.S. 15.5
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Health in Pelham

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2better than NH

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 30 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

Lowell General HospitalLowell · 5.9 mi · ER
Lowell Transitional Living CenterLowell · 6.3 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthNo shortage
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School Grade B

The public schools Pelham’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 55% of New Hampshire’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#48Best public schoolsof 120 in NH
DistrictPelham School DistrictSchools4

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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