Best Places03032, NH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 03032, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
03032 ranks 1,088th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 03032
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
03032's strengths and weaknesses
Where 03032 ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Household income$155,788 median, better than 96% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 95% of zip codes
Where 03032 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,375 a month, better than only 11% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 23% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 03032
A household needs to earn about $166,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 03032 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $155,788; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 03032's effective rate of 1.28%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 03032
03032 runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 03032.
Who works in 03032, and how
Work in 03032 centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 69%
- Work from home 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 03032
The coast is about 37 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 03032, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 03032, month by month
03032 sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 29° | 20° |
| April | 62° | 49° | 37° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 67° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 03032
The nearest airport, Manchester Boston Regional, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 47 miles away.
The best schools in and around 03032
Schools across 03032 average a B−, better than 55% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Auburn Village SchoolB− · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Pinkerton AcademyB · 49% proficient
- Manchester Central High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Manchester Memorial High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 03032 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
03032 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 03032 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 03032
Is 03032 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 03032 ranks 1,088th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low taxes, few empty homes, and low crime, and lowest on childcare costs and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 03032 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $596,415. The overall cost of living runs about 24% above the national average. Set against a $155,788 median income, cost of living beats 92% of zip codes.
Is 03032 safe?
Yes, 03032 is safer than 98% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $138 per resident a year.
Compare 03032 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 03032. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 03032 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
03032 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 03032: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 03032: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 03032: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 03032: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
03032 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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