Best Places03062, NH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 03062, 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.
03062 ranks 1,736th 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 03062
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.
03062's strengths and weaknesses
Where 03062 ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Household income$122,135 median, better than 90% of zip codes
Where 03062 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% 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
- Nice weatherabout 63 pleasant days a year, better than only 13% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 32% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 03062
A household needs to earn about $127,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 03062 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $122,135; 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 03062's effective rate of 1.67%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 03062
03062 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 03062.
Who works in 03062, and how
Work in 03062 centers on manufacturing and professional & technical. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 03062
03062 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 92% of zip codes. The coast is about 43 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 03062 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 03062, month by month
03062 sees roughly 63 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 03062
The nearest airport, Manchester Boston Regional, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 35 miles away.
The best schools in and around 03062
Schools across 03062 average a B−, better than 54% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Hollis Primary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Microsociety Academy Charter School FoundationB+ · 55% proficient
- Bicentennial Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hollis Upper Elementary SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Elm Street Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- Fairgrounds Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Nashua High School SouthB+ · 54% proficient
- Nashua High School NorthB+ · 51% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 03062 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
03062 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 03062 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 03062 suits
Families
Schools land around the 54th percentile and crime safety beats 98%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 89% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 24% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 03062
Is 03062 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 03062 ranks 1,736th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low taxes, low crime, and few empty homes, and lowest on property taxes and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 03062 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $433,675. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $122,135 median income, cost of living beats 89% of zip codes.
Is 03062 safe?
Yes, 03062 is safer than 98% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $140 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 03062?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 39 with lows near 18. That works out to about 63 pleasant days a year, more than 13% of zip codes.
Is 03062 good for families?
Schools beat 54% of zip codes, crime safety beats 98%, and childcare runs $1,341 a month.
Compare 03062 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 03062. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 03062 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.
03062 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 03062: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 03062: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 03062: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 03062: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
03062 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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