Best PlacesWest Chesterfield, NH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Chesterfield, 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.
West Chesterfield ranks 7,913th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in West Chesterfield
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.
West Chesterfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Chesterfield ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 94% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 94% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 92% of towns
Where West Chesterfield ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 11% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,272 a month, better than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in West Chesterfield
A household needs to earn about $110,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Chesterfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $102,340; 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 West Chesterfield's effective rate of 1.71%, 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 West Chesterfield
West Chesterfield runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for West Chesterfield.
Who works in West Chesterfield, and how
Work in West Chesterfield centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in West Chesterfield
West Chesterfield has more restaurants and bars per resident than 98% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of West Chesterfield and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in West Chesterfield, month by month
West Chesterfield sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 25° | 15° |
| April | 60° | 45° | 33° |
| July | 85° | 71° | 59° |
| October | 65° | 51° | 39° |
Flying in and out of West Chesterfield
The nearest airport, Rutland/Southern Vermont Regional, is about 48 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 67 miles away.
The best schools in and around West Chesterfield
Schools across West Chesterfield average a C+, better than 52% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Westmoreland SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Chesterfield Central SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Keene High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Hinsdale High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Chesterfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Chesterfield 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 West Chesterfield against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in West Chesterfield
Is West Chesterfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Chesterfield ranks 7,913th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, tree cover, and clean air, and lowest on a weak job 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 West Chesterfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $373,795. The overall cost of living runs about 0% above the national average. Set against a $102,340 median income, cost of living beats 82% of towns.
Is West Chesterfield safe?
Yes, West Chesterfield is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $230 per resident a year.
Compare West Chesterfield with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Chesterfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Chesterfield 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.
West Chesterfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Chesterfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Chesterfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Chesterfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Chesterfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Chesterfield 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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