Best Places03867, NH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 03867, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
03867 ranks 13,211th 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 03867
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.
03867's strengths and weaknesses
Where 03867 ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 87% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 83% of zip codes
Where 03867 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 15% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,297 a month, better than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 03867
A household needs to earn about $81,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 03867 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $79,584; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 03867's effective rate of 1.72%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 03867
03867 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 03867.
Who works in 03867, and how
Work in 03867 centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 03867
03867 has more parkland per resident than 83% of zip codes. The coast is about 28 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 03867 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 03867, month by month
03867 sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 27° | 18° |
| April | 59° | 46° | 35° |
| July | 87° | 73° | 61° |
| October | 66° | 53° | 42° |
Flying in and out of 03867
The nearest airport, Portsmouth International at Pease, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 65 miles away.
The best schools in and around 03867
Schools across 03867 average a D+, better than 15% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Maple Street Magnet SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- East Rochester SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- School Street SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rochester Middle SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Spaulding High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 03867 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
03867 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 03867 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 03867 suits
Families
Schools land around the 15th percentile and crime safety beats 94%.
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 12% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 03867
Is 03867 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 03867 ranks 13,211th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low taxes, low crime, and clean air, and lowest on an overheated housing market and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 03867 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $276,548. The overall cost of living runs about 9% above the national average. Set against a $79,584 median income, cost of living beats 34% of zip codes.
Is 03867 safe?
Yes, 03867 is safer than 94% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $170 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 03867?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 37 with lows near 18. That works out to about 67 pleasant days a year, more than 20% of zip codes.
Is 03867 good for families?
Schools beat 15% of zip codes, crime safety beats 94%, and childcare runs $1,297 a month.
Compare 03867 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 03867. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 03867 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.
03867 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 03867: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 03867: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 03867: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 03867: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
03867 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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