Concord, the state capital · Photo: AlexiusHoratius · CC BY-SA 3.0New Hampshire rankings · 2026
Rankings in New Hampshire
21 lists rank New Hampshire’s towns of 2,500+ (126 with an overall grade); Hollis leads the overall list with an A+.
Graded lists sort on the same grades every town page shows; described lists (climate, income, property taxes, libraries) carry no letters. How grades work
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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
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