It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Raymond has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Raymond has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Raymond than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Raymond may be for you.
One downside of living in Raymond is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Raymond, the average commute to work is 30.79 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
The overall education level of Raymond is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.36% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Raymond in 2022 was $45,062, which is lower middle income relative to New Hampshire, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $180,248 for a family of four. However, Raymond contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Raymond is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Raymond home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Raymond residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Raymond include Irish, English, French, Italian, and German.
The most common language spoken in Raymond is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.
