Concord, the state capital · Photo: AlexiusHoratius · CC BY-SA 3.0New Hampshire · 126 graded towns
Towns and cities in New Hampshire
46 of New Hampshire’s 126 graded towns and cities (37%) grade A− or better nationally, against 25% of U.S. towns. Hollis ranks first in the state with an A+; jobs & income (A+) and safety (A+) are its strongest grades; walkability (C) is its lowest.
Letters are national: the overall grade blends cost of living, safety, schools, health, jobs & income, walkability and hazard risk. How grades work
126
towns of 2,500+ with an overall grade
46
grade A− or better nationally
0
of 2,500+ without enough data for a grade
61
smaller places (1,000–2,499) with subject grades
Towns by letter
A+10A18A−18B+20B16B−9C+11C11C−8D3D−2
All 126 graded towns
Every town of 2,500+ residents with an overall grade, A to Z. The rank is among 125 New Hampshire towns on the best places to live list.
126 graded towns, A to Z.
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- B−AllenstownMerrimack County#88 of 1254,882
- B−AltonBelknap County#85 of 1256,036
- AAmherstHillsborough County#21 of 12511,985
- BAntrimHillsborough County#68 of 1252,757
- A+AtkinsonRockingham County#7 of 1257,397
- A+AuburnRockingham County#8 of 1256,336
- B−BarnsteadBelknap County#90 of 1255,038
- A−BarringtonStrafford County#44 of 1259,642
- CBartlettCarroll County#108 of 1253,335
- ABedfordHillsborough County#10 of 12523,973
- CBelmontBelknap County#107 of 1257,408
- D−BerlinCoos County#124 of 1259,502
- B+BethlehemGrafton County#61 of 1252,575
- B−BoscawenMerrimack County#83 of 1254,255
- ABowMerrimack County#16 of 1258,415
- ABrentwoodRockingham County#19 of 1254,923
- CBristolGrafton County#106 of 1253,251
- A+BrooklineHillsborough County#4 of 1255,858
- BCamptonGrafton County#76 of 1253,436
- C+CanaanGrafton County#96 of 1253,833
- A+CandiaRockingham County#3 of 1254,248
- CCharlestownSullivan County#110 of 1254,924
- A−ChesterRockingham County#45 of 1255,322
- BChesterfieldCheshire County#80 of 1253,684
- B+ChichesterMerrimack County#65 of 1252,834
- DClaremontSullivan County#123 of 12513,032
- C+ConcordMerrimack County#98 of 12544,597
- C−ConwayCarroll County#115 of 12510,308
- B+DanvilleRockingham County#49 of 1254,650
- ADeerfieldRockingham County#23 of 1254,989
- BDerryRockingham County#81 of 12533,990
- B+DoverStrafford County#60 of 12534,623
- A−DunbartonMerrimack County#35 of 1253,233
- A+DurhamStrafford CountyCollege campus15,346
- BEnfieldGrafton County#77 of 1254,470
- B−EppingRockingham County#87 of 1257,973
- A−EpsomMerrimack County#38 of 1255,057
- A−ExeterRockingham County#28 of 12516,213
- CFarmingtonStrafford County#111 of 1256,781
- C−FitzwilliamCheshire County#118 of 1252,500
- CFranklinMerrimack County#102 of 1258,839
- BFremontRockingham County#70 of 1254,923
- A−GilfordBelknap County#41 of 1257,898
- AGilmantonBelknap County#22 of 1254,060
- AGoffstownHillsborough County#14 of 12518,607
- B−GorhamCoos County#89 of 1252,661
- AGranthamSullivan County#25 of 1253,482
- AGreenlandRockingham County#20 of 1254,143
- AHampsteadRockingham County#18 of 1259,110
- B+HamptonRockingham County#48 of 12516,381
- AHanoverGrafton County#15 of 12512,054
- C+HaverhillGrafton County#99 of 1254,667
- A−HennikerMerrimack County#34 of 1256,256
- C+HillsboroughHillsborough County#93 of 1256,134
- DHinsdaleCheshire County#122 of 1254,034
- A+HollisHillsborough County#1 of 1258,819
- AHooksettMerrimack County#24 of 12515,346
- A+HopkintonMerrimack County#6 of 1256,120
- B−HudsonHillsborough County#84 of 12526,001
- B+JaffreyCheshire County#56 of 1255,633
- CKeeneCheshire County#103 of 12523,072
- B+KingstonRockingham County#57 of 1256,288
- DLaconiaBelknap County#121 of 12517,246
- CLancasterCoos County#105 of 1253,218
- B+LebanonGrafton County#62 of 12515,481
- ALeeStrafford County#13 of 1254,563
- A−LitchfieldHillsborough County#32 of 1258,704
- C−LittletonGrafton County#113 of 1256,003
- A−LondonderryRockingham County#40 of 12527,844
- B+LoudonMerrimack County#52 of 1255,781
- BMadisonCarroll County#79 of 1252,728
- C−ManchesterHillsborough County#120 of 125116,818
- BMeredithBelknap County#71 of 1256,854
- B+MerrimackHillsborough County#47 of 12529,699
- B+MilfordHillsborough County#50 of 12516,686
- CMiltonStrafford County#112 of 1254,562
- A+Mont VernonHillsborough County#2 of 1252,698
- B+MoultonboroughCarroll County#55 of 1255,293
- C+NashuaHillsborough County#91 of 12592,435
- ANew BostonHillsborough County#12 of 1256,276
- B+New DurhamStrafford County#58 of 1252,890
- B+New IpswichHillsborough County#59 of 1255,467
- A−New LondonMerrimack County#29 of 1254,411
- A−NewmarketRockingham County#37 of 1259,647
- C−NewportSullivan County#116 of 1256,417
- B+NewtonRockingham County#46 of 1254,851
- A−North HamptonRockingham County#31 of 1254,526
- B−NorthfieldMerrimack County#86 of 1255,081
- A+NorthwoodRockingham County#9 of 1254,757
- ANottinghamRockingham County#26 of 1255,490
- C+OssipeeCarroll County#100 of 1254,599
- A−PelhamHillsborough County#39 of 12514,828
- C+PembrokeMerrimack County#92 of 1257,579
- A−PeterboroughHillsborough County#36 of 1256,499
- C+PittsfieldMerrimack County#101 of 1254,148
- APlainfieldSullivan County#27 of 1252,560
- A−PlaistowRockingham County#43 of 1257,848
- BPlymouthGrafton County#78 of 1256,721
- A−PortsmouthRockingham County#33 of 12523,028
- BRaymondRockingham County#75 of 12511,050
- B+RindgeCheshire County#54 of 1256,502
- C+RochesterStrafford County#95 of 12533,716
- BRollinsfordStrafford County#69 of 1252,621
- ARyeRockingham County#17 of 1255,689
- B+SalemRockingham County#53 of 12531,868
- BSanborntonBelknap County#73 of 1253,038
- BSandownRockingham County#67 of 1256,753
- C−SeabrookRockingham County#119 of 1258,430
- CSomersworthStrafford County#109 of 12512,171
- BStraffordStrafford County#72 of 1254,338
- AStrathamRockingham County#11 of 1257,735
- B+SunapeeSullivan County#64 of 1253,442
- C−SwanzeyCheshire County#114 of 1257,461
- B−TamworthCarroll County#82 of 1252,895
- B+ThorntonGrafton County#51 of 1252,895
- CTiltonBelknap County#104 of 1254,092
- A−TuftonboroCarroll County#42 of 1252,678
- C+WakefieldCarroll County#97 of 1255,558
- C+WalpoleCheshire County#94 of 1253,706
- A−WarnerMerrimack County#30 of 1252,902
- BWeareHillsborough County#74 of 1259,291
- C−WhitefieldCoos County#117 of 1252,535
- B+WiltonHillsborough County#63 of 1254,015
- D−WinchesterCheshire County#125 of 1254,281
- A+WindhamRockingham County#5 of 12516,259
- BWolfeboroCarroll County#66 of 1256,637
Also in New Hampshire
Not on the ranked list
College campuses
Graded like every town, but left off the best-places lists: more than half the residents are college students (ACS), so its figures mostly describe student life. They appear on the subject lists with a “College campus” label.
- A+Durham Strafford County · 55% college students
Not graded
Every New Hampshire town of 2,500+ residents has an overall grade.
Smaller places 61 with 1,000–2,499 residents
These have subject grades (safety, schools, health and the rest) but no overall grade or rank: the overall starts at 2,500 residents.
- Alexandria1,740
- Alstead1,928
- Andover2,456
- Ashland1,943
- Bath1,112
- Bennington1,518
- Bradford1,723
- Bridgewater1,185
- Canterbury2,463
- Center Harbor1,049
- Colebrook2,110
- Cornish1,646
- Danbury1,317
- Deering1,933
- Dublin1,605
- East Kingston2,434
- Effingham1,819
- Francestown1,658
- Franconia1,143
- Freedom1,707
- Grafton1,411
- Greenfield1,727
- Greenville2,029
- Hampton Falls2,379
- Hancock1,763
- Harrisville1,000
- Hill1,048
- Holderness2,024
- Jackson1,082
- Jefferson1,063
- Kensington2,092
- Lempster1,162
- Lincoln1,664
- Lisbon1,626
- Lyme1,715
- Lyndeborough1,730
- Madbury1,927
- Marlborough2,201
- Mason1,460
- Middleton1,863
- Milan1,354
- New Hampton2,428
- Newbury2,312
- Newfields1,775
- Northumberland2,096
- Orford1,229
- Richmond1,234
- Rumney1,479
- Salisbury1,516
- Sandwich1,548
- Springfield1,306
- Stoddard1,468
- Sutton2,064
- Temple1,410
- Troy2,198
- Unity1,528
- Washington1,221
- Webster1,972
- Westmoreland1,757
- Wilmot1,471
- Woodstock1,439
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All New Hampshire rankings →Lists in New Hampshire
Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.
Best places to live125 towns · #1 HollisBest small towns97 towns · #1 HollisMost affordable towns126 towns · #1 NorthwoodSafest towns124 towns · #1 DanvilleTowns with the best schools126 towns · #1 Grantham and HanoverHealthiest towns126 towns · #1 HanoverBest towns for jobs & income126 towns · #1 BedfordMost walkable towns126 towns · #1 HanoverTowns with the lowest natural-hazard risk126 towns · #1 Mont VernonBest towns for the outdoors126 towns · #1 AllenstownMost historic towns126 towns · #1 TamworthTowns with the most civic life126 towns · #1 MeredithTowns with the least snow126 towns · #1 BarringtonDescribed, no lettersSnowiest towns126 towns · #1 BartlettDescribed, no lettersTowns with the mildest winters145 towns · #1 SeabrookDescribed, no lettersTowns with the hottest summers145 towns · #1 HudsonDescribed, no lettersTowns with the coolest summers145 towns · #1 BartlettDescribed, no lettersTowns with the highest incomes126 towns · #1 WindhamDescribed, no lettersTowns with the lowest property taxes120 towns · #1 BartlettDescribed, no lettersFastest-growing towns121 towns · #1 EppingDescribed, no lettersTowns with the most-used libraries109 towns · #1 GilfordDescribed, no letters