Best PlacesSandwich, NH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sandwich, 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.
Sandwich ranks 1,590th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Sandwich
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.
Sandwich's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sandwich ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 98% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of towns
- Household income$136,436 median, better than 96% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of towns
Where Sandwich ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 11% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 11% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,231 a month, better than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Sandwich
A household needs to earn about $119,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sandwich home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $136,436, 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 Sandwich's effective rate of 0.86%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Sandwich
Sandwich 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 Sandwich.
Who works in Sandwich, and how
Work in Sandwich centers on education and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 64%
- Work from home 33%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Sandwich
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sandwich.
What the weather is like in Sandwich, month by month
Sandwich sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 24° | 15° |
| April | 57° | 44° | 33° |
| July | 85° | 72° | 61° |
| October | 63° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Sandwich
The nearest airport, Lebanon Municipal, is about 46 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 100 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sandwich
Schools across Sandwich average a B, better than 70% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sandwich Central SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Moultonborough Central SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Moultonborough Middle LevelB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Moultonborough AcademyB · 47% proficient
- Inter-lakes High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sandwich school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sandwich 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 Sandwich against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sandwich
Is Sandwich a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sandwich ranks 1,590th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, health care access, and an educated workforce, and lowest on biking and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sandwich expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $450,232. The overall cost of living runs about 9% above the national average. Set against a $136,436 median income, cost of living beats 96% of towns.
Is Sandwich safe?
Yes, Sandwich is safer than 77% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $210 per resident a year.
Compare Sandwich with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sandwich. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sandwich 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.
Sandwich detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sandwich: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sandwich: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sandwich: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sandwich: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sandwich 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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