The West Swanzey Covered Bridge carries Main Street across the river in the center of the village.

New Hampshire Route 10 passes through the west side of the village, leading north 6 miles (10 km) to Keene and south 7 miles (11 km) to Winchester.

The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.2% white, 0.8% African American, 0.2% Native American, 4.4% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 0.2% some other race, and 1.2% two or more races.

30.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Male full-time workers had a median income of 29,524 versus $27,738 for females.