Best Places03784, NH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 03784, 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.
03784 ranks 3,271st 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 03784
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.
03784's strengths and weaknesses
Where 03784 ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Short commute15.6 minutes each way, better than 96% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 95% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 93% of zip codes
Where 03784 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 03784
A household needs to earn about $113,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 03784 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $93,570, 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 03784's effective rate of 1.97%, 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 03784
03784 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 03784.
Who works in 03784, and how
Work in 03784 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 64%
- Work from home 33%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 03784
03784 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 94% of zip codes and more late-night spots per resident than 97% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 03784 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 03784, month by month
03784 sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 24° | 14° |
| April | 60° | 45° | 33° |
| July | 87° | 72° | 59° |
| October | 65° | 51° | 40° |
Flying in and out of 03784
The nearest airport, Lebanon Municipal, is about 2 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 111 miles away.
The best schools in and around 03784
Schools across 03784 average a B+, better than 79% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Bernice A. Ray SchoolA+ · 81% proficient
- Plainfield Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Mt. Lebanon SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Frances C. Richmond SchoolA+ · 72% proficient
- Lebanon Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Hanover High SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Lebanon High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 03784 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
03784 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 03784 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 03784
Is 03784 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 03784 ranks 3,271st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low taxes, short commutes, and clean air, and lowest on property taxes and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 03784 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $372,447. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $93,570 median income, cost of living beats 67% of zip codes.
Is 03784 safe?
Yes, 03784 is safer than 72% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $261 per resident a year.
Compare 03784 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 03784. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 03784 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.
03784 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 03784: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 03784: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 03784: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 03784: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
03784 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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