Portsmouth
SeacoastHistoric port city on the Piscataqua River with a compact, walkable downtown.
Seacoast
Living in Durham, New Hampshire
Town on Great Bay and home to the University of New Hampshire.
Durham overview
Durham is a town in Strafford County on the northern shore of Great Bay, incorporated in 1732. The University of New Hampshire occupies a substantial portion of the town and shapes its economy and built environment.
Outside the campus and Main Street area, the town includes tidal shoreline, conservation land and low-density residential roads.
Homes and housing
A mix of student-oriented rental inventory near campus, older single-family homes along Main Street and Newmarket Road, and low-density residential construction toward the bay and Madbury line.
Neighborhoods
The Main Street and campus area, Durham Point along Great Bay, and the Packers Falls and Bennett Road areas.
Lifestyle and recreation
Great Bay shoreline access, Wagon Hill Farm, College Woods trails, and university athletics and arts programming.
Location
Between Dover and Newmarket, about twelve miles west of Portsmouth.
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