Best PlacesGroveton, NH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Groveton, 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.
Groveton ranks 40,166th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Groveton
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.
Groveton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Groveton ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Short commute19.7 minutes each way, better than 89% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 89% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 86% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 86% of towns
Where Groveton ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$41,746 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 5% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Groveton
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Groveton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $41,746, 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 Groveton'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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Groveton
Groveton 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 Groveton.
Who works in Groveton, and how
Work in Groveton 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 80%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Groveton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Groveton.
What the weather is like in Groveton, month by month
Groveton sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 31, with lows near 8. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 19° | 8° |
| April | 56° | 41° | 28° |
| July | 82° | 68° | 53° |
| October | 62° | 47° | 35° |
Flying in and out of Groveton
The nearest airport, Lebanon Municipal, is about 78 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 156 miles away.
The best schools in and around Groveton
Schools across Groveton average a D+, better than 10% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Stark Village SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Colebrook Academy And Elementary School (e)C− · 28% proficient
- Groveton Elementary SchoolD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Groveton High School (middle)D · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Colebrook Academy And Elementary School (h)C · 34% proficient
- Groveton High SchoolD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Groveton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Groveton 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 Groveton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Groveton
Is Groveton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Groveton ranks 40,166th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, short commutes, and walkability, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Groveton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $125,542. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $41,746 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Groveton safe?
Groveton is safer than 25% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $405 per resident a year.
Compare Groveton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Groveton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Groveton 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.
Groveton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Groveton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Groveton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Groveton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Groveton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Groveton 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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