Best PlacesLoudon Center, NH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Loudon Center, 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.
Loudon Center ranks 6,893rd 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 Loudon Center
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.
Loudon Center's strengths and weaknesses
Where Loudon Center ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Household income$110,954 median, better than 90% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 88% of towns
Where Loudon Center ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 7% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 9% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,283 a month, better than only 10% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Loudon Center
A household needs to earn about $108,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Loudon Center home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $110,954, 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 Loudon Center's effective rate of 1.64%, 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 Loudon Center
Loudon Center 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 Loudon Center.
Who works in Loudon Center, and how
Work in Loudon Center centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Loudon Center
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Loudon Center.
What the weather is like in Loudon Center, month by month
Loudon Center sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 26° | 16° |
| April | 61° | 46° | 33° |
| July | 87° | 73° | 59° |
| October | 66° | 51° | 39° |
Flying in and out of Loudon Center
The nearest airport, Manchester Boston Regional, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 70 miles away.
The best schools in and around Loudon Center
Schools across Loudon Center average a C, better than 35% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Gilmanton Elementary SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- Pittsfield Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Loudon Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Merrimack Valley Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Pittsfield Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Pittsfield High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Merrimack Valley High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Loudon Center school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Loudon Center 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 Loudon Center against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Loudon Center
Is Loudon Center a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Loudon Center ranks 6,893rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, civic engagement, and tree cover, 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 Loudon Center expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $370,556. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $110,954 median income, cost of living beats 81% of towns.
Is Loudon Center safe?
Yes, Loudon Center is safer than 85% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $192 per resident a year.
Compare Loudon Center with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Loudon Center. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Loudon Center 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.
Loudon Center detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Loudon Center: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Loudon Center: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Loudon Center: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Loudon Center: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Loudon Center 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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