Best PlacesGilmanton, NH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Gilmanton, 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.
Gilmanton ranks 3,482nd of 50,333 U.S. towns 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 Gilmanton
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.
Gilmanton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Gilmanton ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 95% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Household income$117,965 median, better than 92% of towns
Where Gilmanton ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,285 a month, better than only 10% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 11% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Gilmanton
A household needs to earn about $101,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Gilmanton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $117,965, 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 Gilmanton's effective rate of 1.66%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Gilmanton
Gilmanton 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 Gilmanton.
Who works in Gilmanton, and how
Work in Gilmanton centers on professional & technical and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Gilmanton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Gilmanton.
What the weather is like in Gilmanton, month by month
Gilmanton sees roughly 68 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 Gilmanton
The nearest airport, Manchester Boston Regional, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 76 miles away.
The best schools in and around Gilmanton
Schools across Gilmanton average a B, better than 72% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Gilmanton Elementary SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
Top high schools
- Gilford High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Prospect Mountain High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Belmont High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Gilmanton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Gilmanton 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 Gilmanton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Gilmanton
Is Gilmanton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Gilmanton ranks 3,482nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, low crime, and civic engagement, 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 Gilmanton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $344,511. The overall cost of living runs about 2% above the national average. Set against a $117,965 median income, cost of living beats 90% of towns.
Is Gilmanton safe?
Yes, Gilmanton is safer than 97% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $141 per resident a year.
Compare Gilmanton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Gilmanton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Gilmanton 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.
Gilmanton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Gilmanton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Gilmanton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Gilmanton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Gilmanton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Gilmanton 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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