Monroe, NH

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Monroe, New Hampshire

Monroe, New Hampshire, in Grafton county, is 92 miles N of Manchester, New Hampshire (center to center) and 140 miles N of Boston, Massachusetts. As of the year 2000 census, 759 people lived in Monroe.

The People and Families of Monroe

In Monroe, about 69% of adults are married. Monroe is one of those places you go to when you're already married, not to find someone. It seems that everyone in town is married (though of course they're not).

The town is noted for its large share of males.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Monroe had a median family income of $46,346. Monroe doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line. Significantly, more adults in the town have earned college degrees than have people in most other towns in New Hampshire.

Monroe Housing

An estimated 88% of living spaces in Monroe are occupied by their owners, not by renters. In general, the town offers inexpensive rents. Property values, and taxes, are on the low side in Monroe compared to other places in the state.

Commuting

In Monroe, 90% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

Monroe strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New Hampshire):

Category	Trophy
Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers)	Top 2%
Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. State)	Top 4%
Affordability of Rents (vs. State)	Top 13%
College Educated Adults (vs. Peers)	Top 18%

Comparative Profile of Monroe, NH

Comparing Monroe to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New Hampshire (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Age of the Population
Male Share of the Population
Senior Citizens
Well-Paid Single Men
Female Share of the Population
Racial Diversity
Children Under 5 Years Old

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People Above Poverty
College Educated Adults
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Working at Home
Walking and Biking to Work
Public Transportation Use
Short Commute Times

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Housing Recently Built
Affordability of Rents
Affordability of Property Taxes
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
People Living Alone

Category	Value
Near Medium City	92 miles N of Manchester, New Hampshire (center to center)
Nearest Large City	140 miles N of Boston, Massachusetts
County	Grafton
Standard Zip Codes	03771
Phone Area Codes	603
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	44.26
Longitude	-72.054

Station	MONROE 5 NNE
Distance	4.8 miles
Jan Temp	2 to 25 F
Apr Temp	29 to 52 F
Jul Temp	56 to 80 F
Oct Temp	35 to 56 F
Annual Precip	36.1 inches

Station	BETHLEHEM
Distance	18.5 miles
Jan Temp	6 to 26 F
Apr Temp	30 to 53 F
Jul Temp	55 to 79 F
Oct Temp	35 to 55 F
Annual Precip	39.3 inches

Station	MONTPELIER AP
Distance	26.5 miles
Jan Temp	8 to 25 F
Apr Temp	32 to 51 F
Jul Temp	57 to 78 F
Oct Temp	36 to 55 F
Annual Precip	35.9 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	759	100%
Male	380	50.1%
Female	379	49.9%
Under 18	171	22.5%
18+	588	77.5%
65+	146	19.2%
Median Age	43.9
Average Family Size	2.82
White	741	97.6%
African-American	0	0%
Asian	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaskan	0	0%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	17	2.2%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	0	0%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	846
Growth	87
Growth %	11.5%

Ancestry	Percent
English	24.7%
German	12.2%
US/American	11%
French (except Basque)	10.9%
Irish	9.4%
Scottish	8.8%
French Canadian	7.4%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	3.7%
Italian	2.4%
Swedish	1.8%
Portuguese	1.7%
Dutch	1.7%
Norwegian	1.5%
Polish	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	0.7%
Hungarian	0.4%
Greek	0.4%
British	0.4%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Monroe	759	$46,346
Bath	893	$47,000
Benton	314	$40,417
Landaff	378	$48,500
Lisbon	1,587	$41,250
Lyman	487	$48,365
Sugar Hill	563	$60,288

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Monroe Public Library 19 Plains Road Monroe, New Hampshire (603) 638-4736

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