Best PlacesRedstone, NH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Redstone, 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.
Redstone ranks 24,593rd 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 Redstone
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.
Redstone's strengths and weaknesses
Where Redstone ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 93% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 90% of towns
- BikingBetter than 89% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 87% of towns
Where Redstone ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Redstone
A household needs to earn about $82,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Redstone home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $75,205; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Redstone's effective rate of 1.28%, 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 Redstone
Redstone 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 Redstone.
Who works in Redstone, and how
Work in Redstone centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Redstone
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Redstone.
What the weather is like in Redstone, month by month
Redstone sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 10. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 22° | 10° |
| April | 58° | 44° | 30° |
| July | 85° | 71° | 57° |
| October | 64° | 49° | 37° |
Flying in and out of Redstone
The nearest airport, Portland International Jetport, is about 47 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 114 miles away.
The best schools in and around Redstone
Schools across Redstone average a C, better than 31% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- John H. Fuller SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Pine Tree Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
- Conway Elementary SchoolD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- A. Crosby Kennett Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Kennett High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Redstone school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Redstone 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 Redstone against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Redstone
Is Redstone a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Redstone ranks 24,593rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, health care access, and an educated workforce, and lowest on an overheated housing market and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Redstone expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $295,921. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $75,205 median income, cost of living beats 40% of towns.
Is Redstone safe?
Redstone is safer than 40% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $351 per resident a year.
Compare Redstone with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Redstone. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Redstone 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.
Redstone detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Redstone: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Redstone: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Redstone: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Redstone: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Redstone 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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