Best PlacesNorth Walpole, NH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Walpole, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
North Walpole ranks 7,725th 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 North Walpole
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.
North Walpole's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Walpole ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 98% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 96% of towns
- BikingBetter than 95% of towns
Where North Walpole ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 5% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 11% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,272 a month, better than only 12% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 68 pleasant days a year, better than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in North Walpole
A household needs to earn about $64,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Walpole home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,413, 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 North Walpole's effective rate of 1.78%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in North Walpole
North Walpole's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 North Walpole.
Who works in North Walpole, and how
Work in North Walpole centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in North Walpole
North Walpole has more restaurants and bars per resident than 97% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of North Walpole and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in North Walpole, month by month
North Walpole sees roughly 68 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 North Walpole
The nearest airport, Lebanon Municipal, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 84 miles away.
The best schools in and around North Walpole
Schools across North Walpole average a B+, better than 75% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- North Walpole SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Walpole Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Vilas Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Fall Mountain Regional High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Walpole school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Walpole 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 North Walpole against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in North Walpole
Is North Walpole a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Walpole ranks 7,725th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, walkability, and few empty homes, 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 North Walpole expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $217,200. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $71,413 median income, cost of living beats 49% of towns.
Is North Walpole safe?
North Walpole is safer than 28% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $364 per resident a year.
Compare North Walpole with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Walpole. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Walpole 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.
North Walpole detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Walpole: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Walpole: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Walpole: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Walpole: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Walpole 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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