Best PlacesSalisbury Heights, NH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Salisbury Heights, 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.
Salisbury Heights ranks 6,587th 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 Salisbury Heights
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.
Salisbury Heights' strengths and weaknesses
Where Salisbury Heights ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 91% of towns
- Household income$107,568 median, better than 89% of towns
Where Salisbury Heights ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,283 a month, better than only 11% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Salisbury Heights
A household needs to earn about $103,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Salisbury Heights home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $107,568, 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 Salisbury Heights' effective rate of 1.47%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Salisbury Heights
Salisbury Heights runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Salisbury Heights.
Who works in Salisbury Heights, and how
Work in Salisbury Heights centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Salisbury Heights
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Salisbury Heights.
What the weather is like in Salisbury Heights, month by month
Salisbury Heights sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 26° | 16° |
| April | 61° | 46° | 33° |
| July | 87° | 73° | 59° |
| October | 66° | 51° | 39° |
Flying in and out of Salisbury Heights
The nearest airport, Lebanon Municipal, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 81 miles away.
The best schools in and around Salisbury Heights
Schools across Salisbury Heights average a C, better than 38% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Andover Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Salisbury Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Webster Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kearsarge Regional Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Merrimack Valley Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Kearsarge Regional High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Merrimack Valley High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Franklin High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Salisbury Heights school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Salisbury Heights 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 Salisbury Heights against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Salisbury Heights
Is Salisbury Heights a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Salisbury Heights ranks 6,587th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, low crime, and tree cover, and lowest on an overheated housing market and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Salisbury Heights expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $360,316. The overall cost of living runs about 10% above the national average. Set against a $107,568 median income, cost of living beats 74% of towns.
Is Salisbury Heights safe?
Yes, Salisbury Heights is safer than 96% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $151 per resident a year.
Compare Salisbury Heights with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Salisbury Heights. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Salisbury Heights 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.
Salisbury Heights detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Salisbury Heights: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Salisbury Heights: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Salisbury Heights: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Salisbury Heights: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Salisbury Heights 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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