Best PlacesWebster Lake, NH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Webster Lake, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Webster Lake ranks 14,497th 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 Webster Lake
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.
Webster Lake's strengths and weaknesses
Where Webster Lake ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 89% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 89% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 88% of towns
Where Webster Lake ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,283 a month, better than only 11% of towns
- Short commute36.3 minutes each way, better than only 11% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Webster Lake
A household needs to earn about $86,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Webster Lake home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $89,160, 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 Webster Lake's effective rate of 1.65%, 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 Webster Lake
Webster Lake 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 Webster Lake.
Who works in Webster Lake, and how
Work in Webster Lake centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Webster Lake
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Webster Lake.
What the weather is like in Webster Lake, month by month
Webster Lake 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 Webster Lake
The nearest airport, Lebanon Municipal, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 83 miles away.
The best schools in and around Webster Lake
Schools across Webster Lake average a D+, better than 16% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Andover Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Salisbury Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Jennie D. Blake SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Newfound Memorial Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Merrimack Valley Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Franklin Middle SchoolD− · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Newfound Regional High SchoolB− · 42% 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 Webster Lake school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Webster Lake 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 Webster Lake against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Webster Lake
Is Webster Lake a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Webster Lake ranks 14,497th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, tree cover, and low crime, and lowest on an overheated housing market and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Webster Lake expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $295,762. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $89,160 median income, cost of living beats 58% of towns.
Is Webster Lake safe?
Yes, Webster Lake is safer than 89% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $182 per resident a year.
Compare Webster Lake with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Webster Lake. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Webster Lake 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.
Webster Lake detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Webster Lake: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Webster Lake: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Webster Lake: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Webster Lake: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Webster Lake 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.