Town guide

Brookfield, New Hampshire

Brookfield is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, home to about 567 people across 23 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 03872.

Homes sold for a median of $278 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population56725 per sq mi
Median home value$428,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$278Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking32%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Brookfield

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Brookfield

Distances

Nearest major airportPortland International Jetport (PWM)36 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Boston, MA84 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY249 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Brookfield; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Brookfield

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Brookfield had 755 residents in the 2020 census, up 25% since 2000.

It’s the 213th largest of 242 towns in New Hampshire by population.

Carroll County grew from 16,895 residents in 1900 to 50,107 in 2020.

Brookfield population by census2000: 604, 2010: 712, 2020: 755604200071220107552020

Carroll County, 1900–2020

Carroll County population, 1900 to 20201900: 16,895, 1910: 16,316, 1920: 15,017, 1930: 14,277, 1940: 15,589, 1950: 15,868, 1960: 15,829, 1970: 18,548, 1980: 27,931, 1990: 35,410, 2000: 43,666, 2010: 47,818, 2020: 50,10717K’00’1015K’20’3016K’40’5016K’60’7028K’80’9044K’00’1050K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 10°F. About 51.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near BrookfieldJan: high 32°F, low 10°F, 3.7 in; Feb: high 35°F, low 11°F, 3.6 in; Mar: high 44°F, low 20°F, 4.7 in; Apr: high 57°F, low 30°F, 4.6 in; May: high 68°F, low 41°F, 3.8 in; Jun: high 76°F, low 51°F, 4.6 in; Jul: high 81°F, low 56°F, 4 in; Aug: high 80°F, low 55°F, 3.9 in; Sep: high 73°F, low 47°F, 3.8 in; Oct: high 61°F, low 36°F, 5.4 in; Nov: high 48°F, low 27°F, 4.5 in; Dec: high 37°F, low 17°F, 4.8 in32°10°Jan3.735°11°Feb3.644°20°Mar4.757°30°Apr4.668°41°May3.876°51°Jun4.681°56°Jul4.080°55°Aug3.973°47°Sep3.861°36°Oct5.448°27°Nov4.537°17°Dec4.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Sanford 2 Nnw, ME weather station (14 miles away).

Jobs in Carroll County

17,163 jobs at 1,896 businesses in Carroll County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Carroll CountyHotels and restaurants: 4,257 jobs; Retail trade: 3,800 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 2,605 jobs; Construction: 1,232 jobs; Professional services: 1,117 jobs; Manufacturing: 842 jobs; Other services: 647 jobs; Administrative and support: 467 jobsHotels and restaurants 25% Retail trade 22% Health care and social assistance 15% Construction 7% Professional services 7% Manufacturing 5% Other services 4% Administrative and support 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

14 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Brookfield.

Nearest hospitals

  • Huggins HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Wolfeboro9.3 miles
  • Frisbie Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Rochester17.2 miles
  • Concord Hospital- LaconiaGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Laconia22.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors3
Dentists1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants4
Mental health providers3
Physical and occupational therapists1
Chiropractors2

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Brookfield

Parks (3 nearby)

  • Wakefield Ballfields · 43 acres1.0 mi
  • Turntable Park · 3 acres0.6 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Gafney Library0.5 mi
  • Wakefield Public Library1.3 mi

Museums

  • Heritage Park Railroad Museum4.1 mi
  • Heritage Park Railroad Museum4.1 mi
  • New Hampshire Farm Museum6.2 mi
  • New Hampshire farm Museum6.2 mi

Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Brookfield

Public schools here are run by Wakefield School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Paul Elementary SchoolSanbornvillePre-K–8410Public0.9 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Wakefield.

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