Best Places03240, NH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 03240, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
03240 ranks 14,508th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 03240
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.
03240's strengths and weaknesses
Where 03240 ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 03240 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Short commute41.6 minutes each way, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 7% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 9% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 03240
A household needs to earn about $76,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 03240 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $87,456, 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 03240'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, 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 03240
03240 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 03240.
Who works in 03240, and how
Work in 03240 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 03240
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 03240.
What the weather is like in 03240, month by month
03240 sees roughly 59 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 13. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 23° | 13° |
| April | 57° | 43° | 32° |
| July | 84° | 69° | 57° |
| October | 63° | 49° | 38° |
Flying in and out of 03240
The nearest airport, Lebanon Municipal, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 97 miles away.
The best schools in and around 03240
Schools across 03240 average a C+, better than 48% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Canaan Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Indian River SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Mascoma Valley Regional High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 03240 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
03240 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 03240 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 03240
Is 03240 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 03240 ranks 14,508th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low taxes, tree cover, and quiet, and lowest on an overheated housing market and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 03240 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $262,385. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $87,456 median income, cost of living beats 52% of zip codes.
Is 03240 safe?
Yes, 03240 is safer than 87% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $194 per resident a year.
Compare 03240 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 03240. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 03240 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.
03240 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 03240: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 03240: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 03240: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 03240: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
03240 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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