Best Places03052, NH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 03052, 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.
03052 ranks 616th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 03052
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.
03052's strengths and weaknesses
Where 03052 ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Household income$165,560 median, better than 97% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of zip codes
Where 03052 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,341 a month, better than only 12% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Short commute29.0 minutes each way, better than only 33% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 03052
A household needs to earn about $146,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 03052 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $165,560, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 03052's effective rate of 1.64%, 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 03052
03052 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 03052.
Who works in 03052, and how
Work in 03052 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 03052
03052 has more parkland per resident than 84% of zip codes. The coast is about 47 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 03052 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 03052, month by month
03052 sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 28° | 18° |
| April | 61° | 48° | 36° |
| July | 87° | 74° | 62° |
| October | 66° | 53° | 42° |
Flying in and out of 03052
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 40 miles away.
The best schools in and around 03052
Schools across 03052 average a B−, better than 61% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Griffin Memorial SchoolB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Litchfield Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Campbell High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 03052 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
03052 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 03052 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 03052
Is 03052 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 03052 ranks 616th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low taxes, low crime, and high incomes, and lowest on property taxes and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 03052 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $499,636. The overall cost of living runs about 10% above the national average. Set against a $165,560 median income, cost of living beats 97% of zip codes.
Is 03052 safe?
Yes, 03052 is safer than 99% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $123 per resident a year.
Compare 03052 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 03052. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 03052 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.
03052 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 03052: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 03052: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 03052: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 03052: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
03052 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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