Best PlacesNew Ipswich, NH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around New Ipswich, 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.
New Ipswich ranks 2,045th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in New Ipswich
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.
New Ipswich's strengths and weaknesses
Where New Ipswich ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 92% of towns
Where New Ipswich ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,341 a month, better than only 8% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 11% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 14% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 68 pleasant days a year, better than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in New Ipswich
A household needs to earn about $110,000 a year to comfortably buy the median New Ipswich home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $117,203, 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 New Ipswich's effective rate of 1.34%, 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 New Ipswich
New Ipswich runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for New Ipswich.
Who works in New Ipswich, and how
Work in New Ipswich centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in New Ipswich
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across New Ipswich.
What the weather is like in New Ipswich, month by month
New Ipswich sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 26° | 16° |
| April | 58° | 45° | 33° |
| July | 85° | 72° | 60° |
| October | 64° | 51° | 40° |
Flying in and out of New Ipswich
The nearest airport, Manchester Boston Regional, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 51 miles away.
The best schools in and around New Ipswich
Schools across New Ipswich average a C+, better than 49% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Highbridge Hill Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Temple Elementary SchoolD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Boynton Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Mascenic Regional High SchoolB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every New Ipswich school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
New Ipswich 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 New Ipswich against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in New Ipswich
Is New Ipswich a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, New Ipswich ranks 2,045th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, low taxes, and heat safety, and lowest on an overheated housing market and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is New Ipswich expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $390,802. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $117,203 median income, cost of living beats 90% of towns.
Is New Ipswich safe?
Yes, New Ipswich is safer than 100% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $93 per resident a year.
Compare New Ipswich with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to New Ipswich. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in New Ipswich 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.
New Ipswich detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for New Ipswich: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in New Ipswich: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of New Ipswich: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in New Ipswich: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
New Ipswich 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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