Moving to Raymond: Pros, Cons & What to Know
Moving to Raymond means moving into a real, genuinely rural, affordable-leaning southern-tier bedroom community between the Seacoast and Manchester.
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Learn moreReal, solid recent growth
Raymond's population ran approximately 4,118 in 2026, up a real, disclosed 8.17% from 3,807 at the 2020 Census -- a genuinely solid growth rate for a rural Rockingham County town (base record).
A genuinely favorable crime profile
Raymond runs safer than approximately 76% of US communities and 68% of New Hampshire communities per NeighborhoodScout, with a violent-crime victim-odds figure of 1 in 1,835 annually (base record).
A real, longer-than-average commute
Raymond's average commute runs 30.5 minutes, longer than the 26.4-minute national average -- consistent with its more rural, bedroom-community positioning relative to Rockingham County's closer-in Seacoast towns (base record).
A real, disclosed above-median property tax rate
Ownwell cites Raymond's effective property tax rate at 2.19%, above both New Hampshire's own statewide median (1.82%) and this project's own NH statewide anchor (1.93%) (base record).
Key takeaways
- Raymond grew a real, disclosed 8.17% since the 2020 Census.
- Raymond's crime profile runs genuinely favorable, safer than most US and NH communities.
- Raymond's 30.5-minute average commute runs longer than the national average.
- Raymond's 2.19% property tax rate runs above New Hampshire's own statewide median.
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