Best Places03104, NH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 03104, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
03104 ranks 5,216th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 03104
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.
03104's strengths and weaknesses
Where 03104 ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 03104 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- School gradeD, better than only 8% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,341 a month, better than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 03104
A household needs to earn about $111,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 03104 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $99,752; 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 03104's effective rate of 1.55%, 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 03104
03104's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 03104.
Who works in 03104, and how
Work in 03104 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 03104
03104 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 88% of zip codes. The coast is about 37 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 03104 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 03104, month by month
03104 sees roughly 63 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 03104
The nearest airport, Manchester Boston Regional, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 50 miles away.
The best schools in and around 03104
Schools across 03104 average a D, better than 8% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Hooksett Memorial SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Auburn Village SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Webster SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- David R. Cawley Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Hillside Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Henry J. Mclaughlin Jr. Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Manchester Central High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Manchester School Of Technology (high School)D · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 03104 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
03104 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 03104 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 03104 suits
Families
Schools land around the 8th percentile and crime safety beats 94%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 76% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 18% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 03104
Is 03104 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 03104 ranks 5,216th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low taxes, low crime, and walkability, and lowest on noise and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 03104 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $387,071. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $99,752 median income, cost of living beats 76% of zip codes.
Is 03104 safe?
Yes, 03104 is safer than 94% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $175 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 03104?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 39 with lows near 20. That works out to about 63 pleasant days a year, more than 13% of zip codes.
Is 03104 good for families?
Schools beat 8% of zip codes, crime safety beats 94%, and childcare runs $1,341 a month.
Compare 03104 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 03104. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 03104 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.
03104 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 03104: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 03104: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 03104: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 03104: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
03104 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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