Best Places03451, NH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 03451, 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.
03451 ranks 16,380th 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 03451
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.
03451's strengths and weaknesses
Where 03451 ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 87% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 84% of zip codes
Where 03451 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,272 a month, better than only 18% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 03451
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 03451 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,512, 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 03451's effective rate of 2.27%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 03451
03451 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 03451.
Who works in 03451, and how
Work in 03451 centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 03451
03451 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 95% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 03451 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 03451, month by month
03451 sees roughly 67 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 03451
The nearest airport, Worcester Regional, is about 49 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 60 miles away.
The best schools in and around 03451
Schools across 03451 average a D+, better than 18% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Hinsdale Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
- Winchester SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hinsdale Middle High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Hinsdale High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 03451 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
03451 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 03451 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 03451
Is 03451 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 03451 ranks 16,380th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low taxes, clean air, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on property taxes and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 03451 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $197,400. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $69,512 median income, cost of living beats 41% of zip codes.
Is 03451 safe?
Yes, 03451 is safer than 68% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $251 per resident a year.
Compare 03451 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 03451. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 03451 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.
03451 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 03451: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 03451: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 03451: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 03451: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
03451 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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