Region

The Monadnock Region

Southwestern New Hampshire, defined by Mount Monadnock and a network of small towns with intact historic village centers.

About the Monadnock Region

The Monadnock Region occupies the southwestern corner of the state. Keene serves as the regional center, while Peterborough, Jaffrey, Hancock and neighboring towns retain compact village settlement patterns.

Geography

Mount Monadnock and the surrounding highlands, the Contoocook and Ashuelot river valleys, and the Vermont and Massachusetts borders.

Housing

Antique village housing, farmhouse and barn properties, in-town Keene neighborhoods and rural acreage.

Transportation

Routes 101, 12 and 9, connecting east toward the Nashua corridor and west toward Brattleboro, Vermont.

Communities

Monadnock Region communities

Brick main street buildings and a shaded common with Mount Monadnock in the distance

Keene

Monadnock Region

Cheshire County seat and commercial center of southwestern New Hampshire.

Historic brick and clapboard village buildings below Mount Monadnock

Peterborough

Monadnock Region

Monadnock Region town at the confluence of the Contoocook and Nubanusit rivers.

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