Best PlacesHigh Bridge, NH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around High Bridge, 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.
High Bridge ranks 3,824th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in High Bridge
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.
High Bridge's strengths and weaknesses
Where High Bridge ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 92% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 91% of towns
Where High Bridge ranks low
- Short commute40.8 minutes each way, better than only 4% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 5% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,341 a month, better than only 8% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 11% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in High Bridge
A household needs to earn about $115,000 a year to comfortably buy the median High Bridge home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $111,090; 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 High Bridge's effective rate of 1.83%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in High Bridge
High Bridge runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for High Bridge.
Who works in High Bridge, and how
Work in High Bridge centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in High Bridge
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across High Bridge.
What the weather is like in High Bridge, month by month
High Bridge sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 28° | 18° |
| April | 61° | 48° | 36° |
| July | 87° | 74° | 62° |
| October | 66° | 53° | 42° |
Flying in and out of High Bridge
The nearest airport, Manchester Boston Regional, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 46 miles away.
The best schools in and around High Bridge
Schools across High Bridge average a B+, better than 80% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mason Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
Top middle schools
- Captain Samuel Douglass AcademyA · 66% proficient
- Hawthorne BrookB · 43% proficient
- Wilton-lyndeboro Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Mascenic Regional High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Wilton-lyndeboro Senior High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every High Bridge school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
High Bridge 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 High Bridge against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in High Bridge
Is High Bridge a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, High Bridge ranks 3,824th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, low crime, and tree cover, and lowest on long commutes and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is High Bridge expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $384,000. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $111,090 median income, cost of living beats 85% of towns.
Is High Bridge safe?
Yes, High Bridge is safer than 98% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $129 per resident a year.
Compare High Bridge with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to High Bridge. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in High Bridge 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.
High Bridge detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for High Bridge: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in High Bridge: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of High Bridge: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in High Bridge: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
High Bridge 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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