WYLT Neighborhood Rankings · 2026
Best Neighborhoods
in New Hampshire
Ranked by safety, schools, walkability, and value. Every verdict is based on real data — no sponsored rankings, no fluff.
#1 Pick in New Hampshire
Manchester, Manchester is the top-rated neighborhood in New Hampshire — rated "Good for now."
Top 20 Neighborhoods in New Hampshire
Manchester
Good for nowManchester, NH
Price
$327K
Walk
80/100
Schools
5.8/10
Hampton
Good for nowHampton, NH
Price
$460K
Walk
3/100
Schools
5/10
Londonderry
Good for nowLondonderry, NH
Price
$424K
Schools
4.8/10
Bedford
Good for nowBedford, NH
Price
$540K
Walk
20/100
Schools
5.6/10
Keene
Good for nowKeene, NH
Price
$222K
Schools
4.7/10
Nashua
Good for nowNashua, NH
Price
$311K
Walk
37/100
Schools
5.7/10
Concord
Good for nowConcord, NH
Price
$311K
Walk
23/100
Schools
4.6/10
Rochester
Good for nowRochester, NH
Price
$240K
Schools
6.3/10
Salem
Good for nowSalem, NH
Price
$407K
Walk
9/100
Schools
4.6/10
Merrimack
Good for nowMerrimack, NH
Price
$377K
Schools
4.9/10
Hudson
Good for nowHudson, NH
Price
$378K
Walk
17/100
Schools
5.9/10
Exeter
Good for nowExeter, NH
Price
$427K
Schools
4.7/10
Derry
Good for nowDerry, NH
Price
$345K
Schools
4.7/10
Laconia
Think twiceLaconia, NH
Price
$251K
Schools
4.7/10
Goffstown
Think twiceGoffstown, NH
Price
$335K
Schools
6/10
Windham
Think twiceWindham, NH
Price
$610K
Walk
13/100
Schools
4.5/10
Milford
Think twiceMilford, NH
Price
$332K
Walk
9/100
Schools
4.1/10
Durham
Think twiceDurham, NH
Price
$448K
Schools
4.6/10
Dover
Think twiceDover, NH
Price
$368K
Walk
7/100
Schools
5/10
Portsmouth
Think twicePortsmouth, NH
Price
$605K
Schools
4.7/10
How we rank neighborhoods in New Hampshire
Every neighborhood on this list was evaluated using real data across four dimensions: safety (violent and property crime risk), schools (rating out of 10), walkability (Walk Score out of 100), and home prices relative to the New Hampshire average. Our scoring model weighs each factor equally and assigns one of four plain-English verdicts — from "Settle here" (our highest rating) to "Hard pass" — so you know exactly where each place stands without having to decode letter grades.
Rankings are updated as new reports are generated. All data is sourced from public records, national databases, and our AI-assisted analysis. Click any neighborhood to read its full report.