Best Places03064, NH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 03064, 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.
03064 ranks 4,216th 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 03064
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.
03064's strengths and weaknesses
Where 03064 ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 85% of zip codes
Where 03064 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 11% 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
What it costs to buy a home in 03064
A household needs to earn about $112,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 03064 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $102,379; 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 03064's effective rate of 1.66%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 03064
03064 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 03064.
Who works in 03064, and how
Work in 03064 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 03064
03064 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 94% of zip codes. The coast is about 45 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 03064 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 03064, month by month
03064 sees roughly 62 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 03064
The nearest airport, Manchester Boston Regional, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 37 miles away.
The best schools in and around 03064
Schools across 03064 average a C, better than 38% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Amherst Street SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Hills Garrison Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Thorntons Ferry SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Merrimack Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
- Hudson Memorial SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Elm Street Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Nashua High School SouthB+ · 54% proficient
- Merrimack High SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Nashua High School NorthB+ · 51% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 03064 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
03064 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 03064 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 03064
Is 03064 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 03064 ranks 4,216th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low taxes, walkability, and low crime, and lowest on property taxes and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 03064 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $383,423. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $102,379 median income, cost of living beats 75% of zip codes.
Is 03064 safe?
Yes, 03064 is safer than 91% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $188 per resident a year.
Compare 03064 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 03064. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 03064 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.
03064 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 03064: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 03064: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 03064: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 03064: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
03064 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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