These Are The 10 Best Places In New Hampshire To Catch Pokemon

So, you want to catch ’em all, huh?
Pokemon Go has swept the nation, and the app has broken records for the most downloads in the first week of release. All over the country, people are swarming, gathering, and all around going nuts, playing this interactive game.
Since we’re a data analytics website, and because we’re often cited as the ‘go to’ place for regional infotainment, we thought it was our duty to be as helpful as we can for people in New Hampshire who want to have the inside scoop as to where they should go if they want to dominate this addicting game.
After analyzing every place in New Hampshire, here is our list of the best places to catch Pokemon in the Granite State:

1. Franklin (Photos)
2. Laconia (Photos)
3. Somersworth (Photos)
4. Portsmouth (Photos)
5. Claremont (Photos)
6. Lebanon (Photos)
7. Berlin (Photos)
8. Dover (Photos)
9. Rochester (Photos)
10. Keene (Photos)

As you might note, these are all smaller suburbs of major cities in New Hampshire. That’s because in smaller cities, there are a higher number of places per capita where Pokemon are traditionally found. Meaning you’ll find more Pokemon in a much smaller area. When you read the analysis below, this will all make sense. Trust us.
So, grab your avatars, cell phones, and your Poke Balls as we uncover the truly best places in New Hampshire in which to find the most Pokemon, based on data.
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How do you decide where the best place is to catch Pokemon?

In order to rank the best places in New Hampshire in which to catch ’em all, we had to determine which cities, towns and villages in New Hampshire have the most places to find Pokemon.
So we scraped the internet for those criteria, and it spit out the answer. Like magic.

How we crunched the numbers

We threw a lot of criteria at this one in order to get the best, most complete results possible. Using Google Maps, this is the criteria we used:

• Number of parks per capita
• Number of museums per capita
• Number of churches per capita
• Number of memorials and public gathering places per capita

If you’d like to see the complete list of cities, scroll to the bottom of this post to see a chart of the top cities.
Note: When measuring the locations listed above, we measured the locations within a short drive of the center of each place in New Hampshire.

1. Franklin

Population: 8,462
Parks Per 1,000 People: 2.13
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.59
Churches Per 1,000 People: 5.91
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.95

2. Laconia

Population: 16,007
Parks Per 1,000 People: 2.87
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.69
Churches Per 1,000 People: 3.75
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.5

3. Somersworth

Population: 11,765
Parks Per 1,000 People: 2.72
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.51
Churches Per 1,000 People: 5.1
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.59

4. Portsmouth

Population: 21,366
Parks Per 1,000 People: 1.78
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.98
Churches Per 1,000 People: 2.81
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.47

5. Claremont

Population: 13,169
Parks Per 1,000 People: 1.29
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.53
Churches Per 1,000 People: 3.49
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.53

6. Lebanon

Population: 13,474
Parks Per 1,000 People: 2.52
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.52
Churches Per 1,000 People: 3.79
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.3

7. Berlin

Population: 9,710
Parks Per 1,000 People: 0.62
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.51
Churches Per 1,000 People: 3.71
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.31

8. Dover

Population: 30,332
Parks Per 1,000 People: 0.99
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.49
Churches Per 1,000 People: 1.98
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.23

9. Rochester

Population: 29,883
Parks Per 1,000 People: 0.97
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.13
Churches Per 1,000 People: 2.01
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.17

10. Keene

Population: 23,281
Parks Per 1,000 People: 0.82
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.21
Churches Per 1,000 People: 1.72
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.09

There You Have It

If you’re looking at communities in New Hampshire where you have a much higher chance of catching Pokemon, this is an accurate list.
If you’re also curious enough, here’s how the larger cities in New Hampshire with the most reliable locations to catch a Pokemon rank, according to science.

1. Portsmouth (Photos)
2. Laconia (Photos)
3. Claremont (Photos)
4. Lebanon (Photos)
5. Dover (Photos)

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Detailed List Of The Best Places In New Hampshire To Catch Pokemon

Rank	City	Population
1	Franklin	8,462
2	Laconia	16,007
3	Somersworth	11,765
4	Portsmouth	21,366
5	Claremont	13,169
6	Lebanon	13,474
7	Berlin	9,710
8	Dover	30,332
9	Rochester	29,883
10	Keene	23,281
11	Nashua	86,799
12	Concord	42,514
13	Manchester	110,065