Best Places03586, NH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 03586, 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.
03586 ranks 4,166th 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 03586
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.
03586's strengths and weaknesses
Where 03586 ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 95% of zip codes
Where 03586 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 03586
A household needs to earn about $189,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 03586 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $125,872, 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 03586's effective rate of 1.45%, 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 03586
03586 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 03586.
Who works in 03586, and how
Work in 03586 centers on information and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 03586
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 03586.
What the weather is like in 03586, month by month
03586 sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 31, with lows near 8. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 19° | 8° |
| April | 56° | 41° | 28° |
| July | 82° | 68° | 53° |
| October | 62° | 47° | 35° |
Flying in and out of 03586
The nearest airport, Lebanon Municipal, is about 48 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 134 miles away.
The best schools in and around 03586
Schools across 03586 average a B+, better than 80% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lafayette Regional SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Lisbon Regional School (elem)C− · 29% proficient
Top middle schools
- Profile Junior High SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Lisbon Regional School (middle)B− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Profile Senior High SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Lisbon Regional School (high)C · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 03586 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
03586 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 03586 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 03586
Is 03586 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 03586 ranks 4,166th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low taxes, what local pay buys, and civic engagement, and lowest on an overheated housing market and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 03586 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $663,873. The overall cost of living runs about 7% above the national average. Set against a $125,872 median income, cost of living beats 97% of zip codes.
Is 03586 safe?
03586 is safer than 47% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $313 per resident a year.
Compare 03586 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 03586. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 03586 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.
03586 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 03586: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 03586: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 03586: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 03586: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
03586 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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