Best Places03301, NH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 03301, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
03301 ranks 5,316th 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 03301
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.
03301's strengths and weaknesses
Where 03301 ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 86% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 03301 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,283 a month, better than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 03301
A household needs to earn about $111,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 03301 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $97,103, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 03301's effective rate of 2.13%, 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 03301
03301'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 03301.
Who works in 03301, and how
Work in 03301 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in 03301
03301 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 80% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 88% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 03301 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 03301, month by month
03301 sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 26° | 16° |
| April | 61° | 46° | 33° |
| July | 87° | 73° | 59° |
| October | 66° | 51° | 39° |
Flying in and out of 03301
The nearest airport, Manchester Boston Regional, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 65 miles away.
The best schools in and around 03301
Schools across 03301 average a C+, better than 44% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Canterbury Elementary SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Bow Elementary SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Harold Martin SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bow Memorial SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Three Rivers SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Belmont Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Bow High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Concord High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Pembroke AcademyC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 03301 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
03301 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 03301 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 03301 suits
Families
Schools land around the 44th percentile and crime safety beats 86%.
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 14% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 03301
Is 03301 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 03301 ranks 5,316th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low taxes, walkability, and low crime, and lowest on property taxes 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 03301 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $357,610. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $97,103 median income, cost of living beats 67% of zip codes.
Is 03301 safe?
Yes, 03301 is safer than 86% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $217 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 03301?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 37 with lows near 16. That works out to about 60 pleasant days a year, more than 8% of zip codes.
Is 03301 good for families?
Schools beat 44% of zip codes, crime safety beats 86%, and childcare runs $1,283 a month.
Compare 03301 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 03301. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 03301 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.
03301 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 03301: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 03301: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 03301: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 03301: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
03301 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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