Best PlacesLower Village District, Claremont, NH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lower Village District, Claremont, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Lower Village District, Claremont ranks 4,071st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods 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 Lower Village District, Claremont
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.
Lower Village District, Claremont's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lower Village District, Claremont ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
Where Lower Village District, Claremont ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Lower Village District, Claremont
A household needs to earn about $92,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lower Village District, Claremont home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $52,134, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Lower Village District, Claremont's effective rate of 2.52%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Lower Village District, Claremont
Lower Village District, Claremont 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 Lower Village District, Claremont.
Who works in Lower Village District, Claremont, and how
Work in Lower Village District, Claremont centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Lower Village District, Claremont
Lower Village District, Claremont has more restaurants and bars per resident than 75% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 88% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Lower Village District, Claremont and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Lower Village District, Claremont, month by month
Lower Village District, Claremont sees roughly 66 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 Lower Village District, Claremont
The nearest airport, Lebanon Municipal, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 97 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lower Village District, Claremont
Schools across Lower Village District, Claremont average a C−, better than 29% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Cornish Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Bluff SchoolC− · 25% proficient
- Disnard Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Claremont Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Stevens High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lower Village District, Claremont school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lower Village District, Claremont 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 Lower Village District, Claremont against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Lower Village District, Claremont
Is Lower Village District, Claremont a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lower Village District, Claremont ranks 4,071st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low taxes, cheap car insurance, and clean air, and lowest on property taxes and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lower Village District, Claremont expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $284,597. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $52,134 median income, cost of living beats 18% of neighborhoods.
Is Lower Village District, Claremont safe?
Yes, Lower Village District, Claremont is safer than 70% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $349 per resident a year.
Compare Lower Village District, Claremont with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lower Village District, Claremont. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lower Village District, Claremont 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.
Lower Village District, Claremont detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lower Village District, Claremont: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lower Village District, Claremont: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lower Village District, Claremont: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lower Village District, Claremont: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lower Village District, Claremont 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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