3 NH Towns Among The Top 100 Small Towns In America: Report

NEW HAMPSHIRE — Three small towns in New Hampshire have been named among the best in the country, according to a new report.

The travel media company Far and Wide recently ranked the 100 best towns with fewer than 10,000 residents.

The list includes well-known towns across the country — including Harpers Ferry in West Virginia, Rehoboth Beach in Delaware, and Cooperstown in New York — and as well as lesser-known gems such as Monowi, Nebraska. Monowi, with a population of one, has ranked as the No. 1 small town in America.

Here are the towns from New Hampshire that made the list:

• Meredith, New Hampshire
  
  • Though Lake Winnipesaukee draws a lot of visitors to the towns that sit on its shores, Meredith has stayed quiet, unassuming, and charming, Far and Wide said.
• Littleton, New Hampshire
  • Come here for a ski weekend getaway—the town boasts the oldest ski shop in the country!
• Harrisville, New Hampshire
  • The town sits on 10 lakes and ponds and is packed with general stores (penny candy and maple syrup, anyone?)

The Midwest and South regions were home to several of the best small towns in America, according to the report. Towns in Nebraska, Wisconsin, North Dakota, Missouri, Alabama, West Virginia, South Dakota, and Kentucky all cracked the top 10.

1. Monowi, Nebraska
2. Mooresville, Alabama
3. Stockholm, Wisconsin
4. Medora, North Dakota
5. Watch Hill, Rhode Island
6. Rocheport, Missouri
7. Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
8. Keystone, South Dakota
9. Trinidad, California
10. Grand Rivers, Kentucky