Area Facts

Population: 6,538

Area:

 37 square miles
Tax Rate:
School $12.80
County $2.83
Town $3.80
State Education $2.31
Total $21.74

Property values re-assessed every 5 years.

Distance to:
Manchester, NH 45 miles
Keene, NH 18 miles
Nashua, NH 25 miles
Boston, MA 70 miles
New York, NY 250 miles

Elevation:

  1,207 feet above sea level

Temperature:
Annual Average 46.7°
January Average 21.6°
July Average 70.1°

Annual Average Precipitation:

 40.3 inches

Government:

 Selectmen (3) with a Town Administrator

Town Budget:

 Annual $3,420,996

Capital Improvement Plan adopted in 1995

Zoning:

 Adopted in 1961, revised March 2010
Master Plan adopted in 1990, Revised 2006

Police Department:

 Full time. Chief and 8 Officers.

Fire Department:

 Combination - 3 Full time and 29 call paid members.

Utilities:
Water: Private
Sewer: Private
Electric: PSNH
Gas: Private
Telephone: Fairpoint Communications
Cable Television: Available

Public Schools:
Elementary (K - 5) Rindge Memorial School
Middle (6 - 8) Jaffrey-Rindge Middle School
High (9 - 12) Conant High School
Private Schools:

Hampshire Country School, for boys ages 8 - 13
The Meeting School, co-ed for grades 9 - 12
Heritage Christian School

Higher Ed:

 Franklin Pierce University, 4 year private university, Main Campus

Medical Facilities:

 Monadnock Community Hospital (15 miles)
Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinic (22 miles)
Henry Heywood Hospital, Gardner, MA (16 miles)
The Rindge Chamber of Commerce

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