Land Use | SNHPC

An example map. Map shows developed land use/land cover (LULC) for the Southern New Hampshire Planning Commission in 2001 and new developed LULC in 2016. Most of the new development is along the I-93 corridor or in Bedford.

SNHPC: (332,908 acres)

Land Cover	Percentage of Total (2016)	Percentage Change (2001-2016)
Open Water	2%	―
Developed Open Space	6%	1%
Low Intensity Developed	7%	1%
Medium Intensity Developed	5%	1%
High Intensity Developed	1%	―
Barren Land	1%	―
Deciduous Forest	16%	-2%
Evergreen Forest	16%	-1%
Mixed Forest	28%	-1%
Shrub/Scrub	2%	1%
Grassland/Herbaceous	2%	1%
Hay/Pasture	3%	―
Cultivated Crops	<1%	―
Woody Wetlands	8%	―
Emergent Herbaceuous Wetlands	1%	―

Cells marked with "―" saw little to no change. All figures derived from the U.S. Geological Survey's 2016 National Land Cover Database and U.S. Census Bureau 2018 TIGER/Line shapefiles. For land use/land cover classication definitions, visit the NLCD2016 Legend.

Auburn: (18,438 acres)

Land Cover	Percentage of Total (2016)	Percentage Change (2001-2016)
Open Water	12%	―
Developed Open Space	4%	―
Low Intensity Developed	5%	―
Medium Intensity Developed	2%	―
High Intensity Developed	<1%	―
Barren Land	<1%	―
Deciduous Forest	17%	-2%
Evergreen Forest	20%	-1%
Mixed Forest	23%	―
Shrub/Scrub	1%	1%
Grassland/Herbaceous	2%	1%
Hay/Pasture	2%	―
Cultivated Crops	<1%	―
Woody Wetlands	10%	―
Emergent Herbaceuous Wetlands	1%	―

Bedford: (21,157 acres)

Land Cover	Percentage of Total (2016)	Percentage Change (2001-2016)
Open Water	1%	―
Developed Open Space	14%	4%
Low Intensity Developed	13%	3%
Medium Intensity Developed	5%	2%
High Intensity Developed	1%	1%
Barren Land	<1%	―
Deciduous Forest	11%	-2%
Evergreen Forest	19%	-4%
Mixed Forest	19%	-1%
Shrub/Scrub	1%	―
Grassland/Herbaceous	1%	―
Hay/Pasture	3%	-1%
Cultivated Crops	<1%	―
Woody Wetlands	6%	―
Emergent Herbaceuous Wetlands	<1%	―

Candia: (19,562 acres)

Land Cover	Percentage of Total (2016)	Percentage Change (2001-2016)
Open Water	1%	―
Developed Open Space	3%	―
Low Intensity Developed	3%	―
Medium Intensity Developed	1%	―
High Intensity Developed	<1%	―
Barren Land	1%	―
Deciduous Forest	14%	-2%
Evergreen Forest	15%	―
Mixed Forest	45%	―
Shrub/Scrub	2%	2%
Grassland/Herbaceous	1%	―
Hay/Pasture	2%	―
Cultivated Crops	<1%	―
Woody Wetlands	10%	―
Emergent Herbaceuous Wetlands	1%	―

Chester: (16,718 acres)

Land Cover	Percentage of Total (2016)	Percentage Change (2001-2016)
Open Water	1%	―
Developed Open Space	4%	―
Low Intensity Developed	3%	―
Medium Intensity Developed	1%	―
High Intensity Developed	<1%	―
Barren Land	1%	―
Deciduous Forest	14%	-1%
Evergreen Forest	16%	-1%
Mixed Forest	39%	-1%
Shrub/Scrub	2%	1%
Grassland/Herbaceous	3%	2%
Hay/Pasture	5%	―
Cultivated Crops	<1%	―
Woody Wetlands	11%	―
Emergent Herbaceuous Wetlands	1%	―

Deerfield: (33,340 acres)

Land Cover	Percentage of Total (2016)	Percentage Change (2001-2016)
Open Water	2%	―
Developed Open Space	3%	―
Low Intensity Developed	1%	―
Medium Intensity Developed	0%	―
High Intensity Developed	0%	―
Barren Land	1%	―
Deciduous Forest	13%	-1%
Evergreen Forest	18%	-1%
Mixed Forest	48%	-2%
Shrub/Scrub	5%	4%
Grassland/Herbaceous	1%	1%
Hay/Pasture	3%	―
Cultivated Crops	<1%	―
Woody Wetlands	8%	―
Emergent Herbaceuous Wetlands	1%	―

Derry: (23,228 acres)

Land Cover	Percentage of Total (2016)	Percentage Change (2001-2016)
Open Water	2%	―
Developed Open Space	8%	―
Low Intensity Developed	12%	―
Medium Intensity Developed	8%	―
High Intensity Developed	1%	―
Barren Land	<1%	―
Deciduous Forest	25%	-2%
Evergreen Forest	8%	―
Mixed Forest	19%	―
Shrub/Scrub	1%	―
Grassland/Herbaceous	1%	1%
Hay/Pasture	3%	―
Cultivated Crops	<0%	―
Woody Wetlands	8%	―
Emergent Herbaceuous Wetlands	2%	―

Francestown: (19,439 acres)

Land Cover	Percentage of Total (2016)	Percentage Change (2001-2016)
Open Water	2%	―
Developed Open Space	5%	―
Low Intensity Developed	1%	―
Medium Intensity Developed	<0%	―
High Intensity Developed	<0%	―
Barren Land	<0%	―
Deciduous Forest	17%	-1%
Evergreen Forest	20%	-1%
Mixed Forest	38%	―
Shrub/Scrub	3%	2%
Grassland/Herbaceous	1%	―
Hay/Pasture	3%	―
Cultivated Crops	<0%	―
Woody Wetlands	8%	―
Emergent Herbaceuous Wetlands	1%	―

Goffstown: (24,062 acres)

Land Cover	Percentage of Total (2016)	Percentage Change (2001-2016)
Open Water	2%	―
Developed Open Space	6%	1%
Low Intensity Developed	7%	1%
Medium Intensity Developed	4%	―
High Intensity Developed	1%	―
Barren Land	<1%	―
Deciduous Forest	18%	-1%
Evergreen Forest	19%	-2%
Mixed Forest	30%	―
Shrub/Scrub	3%	1%
Grassland/Herbaceous	1%	1%
Hay/Pasture	5%	―
Cultivated Crops	<1%	―
Woody Wetlands	5%	―
Emergent Herbaceuous Wetlands	<1%	―

Hooksett: ( acres)

Land Cover	Percentage of Total (2016)	Percentage Change (2001-2016)
Open Water	6%	―
Developed Open Space	3%	1%
Low Intensity Developed	10%	1%
Medium Intensity Developed	7%	1%
High Intensity Developed	2%	1%
Barren Land	3%	―
Deciduous Forest	24%	-2%
Evergreen Forest	9%	-1%
Mixed Forest	24%	-1%
Shrub/Scrub	2%	1%
Grassland/Herbaceous	1%	1%
Hay/Pasture	1%	―
Cultivated Crops	<1%	―
Woody Wetlands	7%	―
Emergent Herbaceuous Wetlands	1%	―

Londonderry: (26,959 acres)

Land Cover	Percentage of Total (2016)	Percentage Change (2001-2016)
Open Water	<1%	―
Developed Open Space	10%	3%
Low Intensity Developed	16%	3%
Medium Intensity Developed	10%	2%
High Intensity Developed	3%	1%
Barren Land	1%	―
Deciduous Forest	16%	-3%
Evergreen Forest	12%	-2%
Mixed Forest	14%	-1%
Shrub/Scrub	1%	―
Grassland/Herbaceous	1%	―
Hay/Pasture	3%	-1%
Cultivated Crops	<1%	―
Woody Wetlands	11%	―
Emergent Herbaceuous Wetlands	1%	―

Manchester: (22,358 acres)

Land Cover	Percentage of Total (2016)	Percentage Change (2001-2016)
Open Water	5%	―
Developed Open Space	10%	―
Low Intensity Developed	17%	―
Medium Intensity Developed	31%	2%
High Intensity Developed	13%	1%
Barren Land	1%	―
Deciduous Forest	9%	-1%
Evergreen Forest	5%	-1%
Mixed Forest	3%	―
Shrub/Scrub	<1%	―
Grassland/Herbaceous	1%	―
Hay/Pasture	<1%	―
Cultivated Crops	<1%	―
Woody Wetlands	4%	―
Emergent Herbaceuous Wetlands	1%	―

New Boston: (27,653 acres)

Land Cover	Percentage of Total (2016)	Percentage Change (2001-2016)
Open Water	1%	―
Developed Open Space	4%	―
Low Intensity Developed	2%	―
Medium Intensity Developed	<1%	―
High Intensity Developed	<1%	―
Barren Land	1%	―
Deciduous Forest	11%	-1%
Evergreen Forest	31%	-2%
Mixed Forest	30%	―
Shrub/Scrub	1%	2%
Grassland/Herbaceous	1%	1%
Hay/Pasture	4%	―
Cultivated Crops	<1%	―
Woody Wetlands	8%	―
Emergent Herbaceuous Wetlands	1%	―

Weare: (38,463 acres)

Land Cover	Percentage of Total (2016)	Percentage Change (2001-2016)
Open Water	2%	―
Developed Open Space	4%	―
Low Intensity Developed	2%	―
Medium Intensity Developed	<1%	―
High Intensity Developed	<1%	―
Barren Land	1%	―
Deciduous Forest	15%	-2%
Evergreen Forest	20%	-1%
Mixed Forest	37%	―
Shrub/Scrub	4%	2%
Grassland/Herbaceous	2%	1%
Hay/Pasture	4%	―
Cultivated Crops	<1%	―
Woody Wetlands	8%	―
Emergent Herbaceuous Wetlands	1%	―

Windham: (17,772 acres)

Land Cover	Percentage of Total (2016)	Percentage Change (2001-2016)
Open Water	4%	―
Developed Open Space	11%	5%
Low Intensity Developed	13%	4%
Medium Intensity Developed	6%	1%
High Intensity Developed	<1%	―
Barren Land	<1%	―
Deciduous Forest	34%	-7%
Evergreen Forest	10%	-1%
Mixed Forest	16%	-1%
Shrub/Scrub	1%	―
Grassland/Herbaceous	1%	―
Hay/Pasture	2%	―
Cultivated Crops	<1%	―
Woody Wetlands	8%	―
Emergent Herbaceuous Wetlands	1%	―