Best Places03450, NH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 03450, 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.
03450 ranks 5,785th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 03450
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.
03450's strengths and weaknesses
Where 03450 ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 92% of zip codes
Where 03450 ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter 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
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 13% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 03450
A household needs to earn about $121,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 03450 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $102,585, 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 03450's effective rate of 1.48%, 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 03450
03450 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 03450.
Who works in 03450, and how
Work in 03450 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 03450
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 03450.
What the weather is like in 03450, month by month
03450 sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 25° | 15° |
| April | 60° | 45° | 33° |
| July | 85° | 71° | 59° |
| October | 65° | 51° | 39° |
Flying in and out of 03450
The nearest airport, Manchester Boston Regional, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 68 miles away.
The best schools in and around 03450
Schools across 03450 average a C+, better than 41% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Nelson Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Wells Memorial SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Marlborough Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Meadow SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Monadnock Regional Middle SchoolD− · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Keene High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Conval Regional High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Monadnock Regional High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 03450 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
03450 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 03450 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 03450
Is 03450 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 03450 ranks 5,785th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low taxes, civic engagement, and tree cover, and lowest on cell coverage and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 03450 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $424,811. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $102,585 median income, cost of living beats 85% of zip codes.
Is 03450 safe?
Yes, 03450 is safer than 79% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $213 per resident a year.
Compare 03450 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 03450. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 03450 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.
03450 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 03450: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 03450: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 03450: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 03450: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
03450 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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