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Moultonborough, NH
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Living in Moultonborough



Moultonborough is a very small town located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 5,163 people and two associated neighborhoods, Moultonborough is the 76th largest community in New Hampshire.

Housing costs in Moultonborough are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Hampshire.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 21.33% 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 Moultonborough 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, Moultonborough is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Moultonborough really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Moultonborough perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

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!) Moultonborough 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. Moultonborough has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Moultonborough than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Moultonborough may be for you.

The education level of Moultonborough ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Moultonborough, 45.01% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Moultonborough in 2018 was $60,229, which is wealthy relative to New Hampshire and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $240,916 for a family of four.

The people who call Moultonborough home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Moultonborough residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Moultonborough include English, Irish, French Canadian, Italian, and German.

The most common language spoken in Moultonborough is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.