Best PlacesTuftonboro, NH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tuftonboro, 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.
Tuftonboro ranks 11,516th 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 Tuftonboro
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.
Tuftonboro's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tuftonboro ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 92% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 90% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 86% of towns
Where Tuftonboro ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 11% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,231 a month, better than only 13% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 69 pleasant days a year, better than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tuftonboro
A household needs to earn about $91,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tuftonboro home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $97,661, 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 Tuftonboro's effective rate of 1.05%, 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 Tuftonboro
Tuftonboro runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Tuftonboro.
Who works in Tuftonboro, and how
Work in Tuftonboro centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Tuftonboro
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tuftonboro.
What the weather is like in Tuftonboro, month by month
Tuftonboro sees roughly 69 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 Tuftonboro
The nearest airport, Portland International Jetport, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 93 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tuftonboro
Schools across Tuftonboro average a B−, better than 57% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Ossipee Central SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Effingham Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kingswood Regional Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Kingswood Regional High SchoolB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tuftonboro school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tuftonboro 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 Tuftonboro against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tuftonboro
Is Tuftonboro a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tuftonboro ranks 11,516th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, tree cover, and a strong job market, 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 Tuftonboro expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $336,511. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $97,661 median income, cost of living beats 73% of towns.
Is Tuftonboro safe?
Yes, Tuftonboro is safer than 65% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $246 per resident a year.
Compare Tuftonboro with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tuftonboro. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tuftonboro 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.
Tuftonboro detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tuftonboro: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tuftonboro: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tuftonboro: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tuftonboro: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tuftonboro 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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