Stoddard - Nelson is a very small town located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 2,978 people and just one neighborhood, Stoddard - Nelson is the 135th largest community in New Hampshire.
Unlike some towns, Stoddard - Nelson isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Stoddard - Nelson are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Stoddard - Nelson is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Stoddard - Nelson who work in management occupations (12.93%), office and administrative support (10.64%), and teaching (8.62%).
Also of interest is that Stoddard - Nelson has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.50% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Another notable thing is that Stoddard - Nelson is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live.
Because of many things, Stoddard - Nelson is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Stoddard - Nelson a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Stoddard - Nelson has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Stoddard - Nelson’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
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!) Stoddard - Nelson 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. Stoddard - Nelson has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Stoddard - Nelson than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Stoddard - Nelson may be for you.
The population of Stoddard - Nelson is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 35.59% of adults in Stoddard - Nelson have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Stoddard - Nelson in 2022 was $44,859, 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 $179,436 for a family of four.
The people who call Stoddard - Nelson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Stoddard - Nelson residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Stoddard - Nelson include English, Irish, French, German, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Stoddard - Nelson is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Chinese.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Stoddard - Nelson, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Vacant homes and apartments are a significant characteristic of this neighborhood. In fact, with 41.8% of the residential real estate vacant, the neighborhood claims the distinction of having a higher vacancy rate than 97.9% of the neighborhoods in America. This can either be because much of the property is seasonally occupied, like in many vacation areas, or that much of the real estate is more permanently abandoned.
In addition, this neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 28 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 93.1% of America. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more French and French Canadian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 11.7% of this neighborhood's residents have French ancestry and 4.8% have French Canadian ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Stoddard - Nelson are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 65.4% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 4.7% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 64.9% of America's neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 43.9% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 25.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (15.6%), and 14.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.8% of households.
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the neighborhood in Stoddard - Nelson, NH, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (19.3%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (14.4%), and residents who report French roots (11.7%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (8.9%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (8.5%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (46.1% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (80.3%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (6.1%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.