Best PlacesAcworth, NH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Acworth, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Acworth ranks 19,734th of 50,333 U.S. towns 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 Acworth
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.
Acworth's strengths and weaknesses
Where Acworth ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 93% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 91% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 89% of towns
Where Acworth ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 5% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Acworth
A household needs to earn about $81,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Acworth home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $82,917, 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 Acworth's effective rate of 1.79%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Acworth
Acworth runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Acworth.
Who works in Acworth, and how
Work in Acworth centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Acworth
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Acworth.
What the weather is like in Acworth, month by month
Acworth sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 24° | 15° |
| April | 59° | 45° | 33° |
| July | 85° | 71° | 58° |
| October | 64° | 50° | 39° |
Flying in and out of Acworth
The nearest airport, Lebanon Municipal, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 88 miles away.
The best schools in and around Acworth
Schools across Acworth average a C+, better than 43% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Unity Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Alstead Primary SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Acworth Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Vilas Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Charlestown Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Fall Mountain Regional High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Stevens High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Newport Middle High School (high)C · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Acworth school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Acworth 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 Acworth against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Acworth
Is Acworth a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Acworth ranks 19,734th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, tree cover, and clean air, and lowest on property taxes and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Acworth expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $273,000. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $82,917 median income, cost of living beats 42% of towns.
Is Acworth safe?
Yes, Acworth is safer than 82% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $197 per resident a year.
Compare Acworth with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Acworth. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Acworth 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.
Acworth detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Acworth: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Acworth: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Acworth: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Acworth: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Acworth 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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