Best Places03452, NH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 03452, 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.
03452 ranks 7,029th 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 03452
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.
03452's strengths and weaknesses
Where 03452 ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 03452 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,272 a month, better than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 03452
A household needs to earn about $80,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 03452 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $98,261, 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 03452's effective rate of 2.05%, 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 03452
03452 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 03452.
Who works in 03452, and how
Work in 03452 centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 03452
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 03452.
What the weather is like in 03452, month by month
03452 sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 26° | 16° |
| April | 58° | 45° | 33° |
| July | 85° | 72° | 60° |
| October | 64° | 51° | 40° |
Flying in and out of 03452
The nearest airport, Manchester Boston Regional, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 61 miles away.
The best schools in and around 03452
Schools across 03452 average a C−, better than 24% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Peterborough Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Jaffrey Grade SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Dr. George S. Emerson Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jaffrey-rindge Middle SchoolD · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Conant High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 03452 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
03452 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 03452 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 03452
Is 03452 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 03452 ranks 7,029th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low taxes, heat safety, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on property taxes and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 03452 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $260,302. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $98,261 median income, cost of living beats 72% of zip codes.
Is 03452 safe?
Yes, 03452 is safer than 82% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $212 per resident a year.
Compare 03452 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 03452. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 03452 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.
03452 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 03452: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 03452: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 03452: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 03452: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
03452 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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