Best PlacesPittsburg, NH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pittsburg, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Pittsburg ranks 32,309th 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 Pittsburg
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.
Pittsburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pittsburg ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 91% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 88% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 87% of towns
Where Pittsburg ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 11% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,202 a month, better than only 14% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Pittsburg
A household needs to earn about $76,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pittsburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $56,364, 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 Pittsburg's effective rate of 1.24%, 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 Pittsburg
Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg.
Who works in Pittsburg, and how
Work in Pittsburg centers on construction and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 27%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Pittsburg
Pittsburg has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Pittsburg and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Pittsburg, month by month
Pittsburg sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 75 degrees. January highs sit near 24, with lows near 10. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24° | 17° | 10° |
| April | 46° | 38° | 30° |
| July | 75° | 66° | 58° |
| October | 54° | 46° | 39° |
Flying in and out of Pittsburg
The nearest airport, Augusta State, is about 93 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 188 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pittsburg
Schools across Pittsburg average a C−, better than 22% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pittsburg School (elem)C− · 29% proficient
- Stewartstown Community SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Pittsburg School (high)D+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pittsburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Pittsburg
Is Pittsburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pittsburg ranks 32,309th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, quiet, and civic engagement, and lowest on an overheated housing market and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pittsburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $275,051. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $56,364 median income, cost of living beats 18% of towns.
Is Pittsburg safe?
Yes, Pittsburg is safer than 65% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $243 per resident a year.
Compare Pittsburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pittsburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pittsburg 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.
Pittsburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pittsburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pittsburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pittsburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pittsburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pittsburg 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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