Best Places03595, NH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 03595, 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.
03595 ranks 9,242nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 03595
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.
03595's strengths and weaknesses
Where 03595 ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 03595 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 4% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,202 a month, better than only 20% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 03595
A household needs to earn about $80,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 03595 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $81,302, 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 03595's effective rate of 1.27%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 03595
03595 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 03595.
Who works in 03595, and how
Work in 03595 centers on retail trade and health care & social. 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 3%
Life in 03595
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 03595.
What the weather is like in 03595, month by month
03595 sees roughly 57 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 03595
The nearest airport, Lebanon Municipal, is about 59 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 136 miles away.
The best schools in and around 03595
Schools across 03595 average a C, better than 37% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Edward Fenn SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Bethlehem Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Whitefield Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gorham Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Profile Senior High SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Gorham High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- White Mountains Regional High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 03595 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
03595 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 03595 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 03595
Is 03595 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 03595 ranks 9,242nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low taxes, tree cover, and quiet, and lowest on the weather and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 03595 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $288,700. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $81,302 median income, cost of living beats 58% of zip codes.
Is 03595 safe?
Yes, 03595 is safer than 84% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $202 per resident a year.
Compare 03595 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 03595. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 03595 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.
03595 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 03595: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 03595: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 03595: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 03595: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
03595 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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