Best PlacesWest Unity, NH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Unity, 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.
West Unity ranks 10,595th 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 West Unity
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 Unity's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Unity ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 93% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 91% of towns
Where West Unity ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 5% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,277 a month, better than only 11% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in West Unity
A household needs to earn about $82,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Unity home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $87,266, 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 West Unity's effective rate of 1.79%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in West Unity
West Unity 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 West Unity.
Who works in West Unity, and how
Work in West Unity centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in West Unity
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across West Unity.
What the weather is like in West Unity, month by month
West Unity sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 24° | 15° |
| April | 59° | 45° | 33° |
| July | 85° | 71° | 58° |
| October | 64° | 50° | 39° |
Flying in and out of West Unity
The nearest airport, Lebanon Municipal, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 92 miles away.
The best schools in and around West Unity
Schools across West Unity average a C+, better than 44% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Unity Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Stevens High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Unity school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Unity 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 Unity against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in West Unity
Is West Unity a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Unity ranks 10,595th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, low crime, and tree cover, 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 West Unity expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $275,942. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $87,266 median income, cost of living beats 62% of towns.
Is West Unity safe?
Yes, West Unity is safer than 99% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $116 per resident a year.
Compare West Unity with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Unity. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Unity 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 Unity detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Unity: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Unity: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Unity: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Unity: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Unity 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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