Best Places03810, NH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 03810, 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.
03810 ranks 3,912th 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 03810
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.
03810's strengths and weaknesses
Where 03810 ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Household income$128,206 median, better than 92% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 03810 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,285 a month, better than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 03810
A household needs to earn about $146,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 03810 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $128,206, 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 03810's effective rate of 0.97%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 03810
03810 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 03810.
Who works in 03810, and how
Work in 03810 centers on retail trade and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 03810
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 03810.
What the weather is like in 03810, month by month
03810 sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 24° | 15° |
| April | 57° | 44° | 33° |
| July | 85° | 72° | 61° |
| October | 63° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of 03810
The nearest airport, Portsmouth International at Pease, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 80 miles away.
The best schools in and around 03810
Schools across 03810 average a C+, better than 40% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Gilmanton Elementary SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- Alton Central School (elem)C− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Gilford High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Kingswood Regional High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Prospect Mountain High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 03810 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
03810 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 03810 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 03810
Is 03810 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 03810 ranks 3,912th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low taxes, tree cover, and civic engagement, and lowest on an overheated housing market and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 03810 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $546,000. The overall cost of living runs about 8% above the national average. Set against a $128,206 median income, cost of living beats 91% of zip codes.
Is 03810 safe?
Yes, 03810 is safer than 90% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $184 per resident a year.
Compare 03810 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 03810. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 03810 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.
03810 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 03810: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 03810: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 03810: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 03810: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
03810 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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