Rankings

Best Places to Live in New Hampshire

246 cities ranked by livability score (crime + housing + schools + cost of living).

Best Places to Live in New Hampshire (2026)

Rank	City	Livability	Population	Median Price
#1	Nashua, NH	50	240,705	$0
#2	Manchester, NH	50	167,888	$0
#3	Portsmouth, NH	50	104,019	$0
#4	Dover, NH	50	74,236	$0
#5	Concord, NH	50	44,375	$0
#6	Derry, NH	50	34,474	$0
#7	Rochester, NH	50	33,144	$0
#8	Salem, NH	50	30,964	$0
#9	Merrimack, NH	50	28,176	$0
#10	Londonderry, NH	50	26,327	$0
#11	Hudson, NH	50	25,557	$0
#12	Bedford, NH	50	23,746	$0
#13	Keene, NH	50	22,939	$0
#14	Exeter, NH	50	22,817	$0
#15	Laconia, NH	50	17,085	$0
#16	Milford, NH	50	16,337	$0
#17	Hampton, NH	50	16,324	$0
#18	Windham, NH	50	16,038	$0
#19	Durham, NH	50	15,080	$0
#20	Hooksett, NH	50	15,032	$0
#21	Lebanon, NH	50	14,999	$0
#22	Pelham, NH	50	14,449	$0
#23	Goffstown, NH	50	14,080	$0
#24	Claremont, NH	50	13,078	$0
#25	Somersworth, NH	50	12,111	$0
#26	Amherst, NH	50	11,849	$0
#27	Raymond, NH	50	10,900	$0
#28	Hanover, NH	50	10,569	$0
#29	Barrington, NH	50	9,489	$0
#30	Newmarket, NH	50	9,463	$0
#31	Berlin, NH	50	9,383	$0
#32	Weare, NH	50	9,170	$0
#33	Tilton, NH	50	9,015	$0
#34	Franklin, NH	50	8,799	$0
#35	Hollis, NH	50	8,603	$0
#36	Litchfield, NH	50	8,499	$0
#37	Seabrook, NH	50	8,487	$0
#38	Bow, NH	50	8,335	$0
#39	Hillsborough, NH	50	8,156	$0
#40	Plaistow, NH	50	7,861	$0
#41	Gilford, NH	50	7,830	$0
#42	Stratham, NH	50	7,754	$0
#43	Newport, NH	50	7,681	$0
#44	Epping, NH	50	7,430	$0
#45	Belmont, NH	50	7,393	$0
#46	Atkinson, NH	50	7,267	$0
#47	Plymouth, NH	50	6,885	$0
#48	Peterborough, NH	50	6,872	$0
#49	Farmington, NH	50	6,804	$0
#50	Meredith, NH	50	6,707	$0
#51	Sandown, NH	50	6,628	$0
#52	Swanzey, NH	50	6,588	$0
#53	Wolfeboro, NH	50	6,554	$0
#54	Hampstead, NH	50	6,508	$0
#55	Rindge, NH	50	6,497	$0
#56	Kingston, NH	50	6,275	$0
#57	Henniker, NH	50	6,197	$0
#58	Auburn, NH	50	6,119	$0
#59	Bristol, NH	50	6,097	$0
#60	Littleton, NH	50	6,040	$0
#61	South Hooksett, NH	50	5,902	$0
#62	Brookline, NH	50	5,736	$0
#63	Loudon, NH	50	5,724	$0
#64	Jaffrey, NH	50	5,448	$0
#65	Suncook, NH	50	5,432	$0
#66	Nottingham, NH	50	5,357	$0
#67	New Ipswich, NH	50	5,310	$0
#68	Chester, NH	50	5,300	$0
#69	Charlestown, NH	50	5,238	$0
#70	Rye, NH	50	5,188	$0
#71	Moultonborough, NH	50	5,172	$0
#72	East Merrimack, NH	50	5,081	$0
#73	Epsom, NH	50	4,939	$0
#74	Winchester, NH	50	4,933	$0
#75	Newton, NH	50	4,836	$0
#76	Fremont, NH	50	4,831	$0
#77	Deerfield, NH	50	4,714	$0
#78	Northwood, NH	50	4,688	$0
#79	North Hampton, NH	50	4,610	$0
#80	Lee, NH	50	4,576	$0
#81	Enfield, NH	50	4,563	$0
#82	New London, NH	50	4,484	$0
#83	Danville, NH	50	4,471	$0
#84	Pinardville, NH	50	4,418	$0
#85	Candia, NH	50	4,352	$0
#86	Milton, NH	50	4,333	$0
#87	Strafford, NH	50	4,306	$0
#88	Center Conway, NH	50	4,273	$0
#89	Wilton, NH	50	4,258	$0
#90	Canaan, NH	50	4,131	$0
#91	Greenland, NH	50	4,106	$0
#92	Pittsfield, NH	50	4,105	$0
#93	Hinsdale, NH	50	3,997	$0
#94	Center Barnstead, NH	50	3,834	$0
#95	Conway, NH	50	3,805	$0
#96	West Lebanon, NH	50	3,804	$0
#97	Alton, NH	50	3,680	$0
#98	Grantham, NH	50	3,509	$0
#99	Lancaster, NH	50	3,501	$0
#100	Campton, NH	50	3,441	$0
#101	Whitefield, NH	50	3,396	$0
#102	East Kingston, NH	50	3,279	$0
#103	Gorham, NH	50	3,246	$0
#104	Greenville, NH	50	3,237	$0
#105	Walpole, NH	50	3,167	$0
#106	Sunapee, NH	50	3,122	$0
#107	Tilton Northfield, NH	50	3,101	$0
#108	Dunbarton, NH	50	3,097	$0
#109	Warner, NH	50	3,079	$0
#110	Sanbornton, NH	50	3,066	$0
#111	Thornton, NH	50	2,799	$0
#112	Colebrook, NH	50	2,764	$0
#113	New Durham, NH	50	2,748	$0
#114	Chichester, NH	50	2,721	$0
#115	Mont Vernon, NH	50	2,709	$0
#116	Antrim, NH	50	2,661	$0
#117	East Hampstead, NH	50	2,654	$0
#118	Hampton Beach, NH	50	2,605	$0
#119	Gilmanton, NH	50	2,575	$0
#120	Bethlehem, NH	50	2,573	$0
#121	New Hampton, NH	50	2,497	$0
#122	Lisbon, NH	50	2,456	$0
#123	Rollinsford, NH	50	2,456	$0
#124	Canterbury, NH	50	2,392	$0
#125	Alstead, NH	50	2,381	$0
#126	Hampton Falls, NH	50	2,370	$0
#127	Alton Bay, NH	50	2,314	$0
#128	Fitzwilliam, NH	50	2,278	$0
#129	Marlborough, NH	50	2,242	$0
#130	Westmoreland, NH	50	2,237	$0
#131	Madbury, NH	50	2,203	$0
#132	Bradford, NH	50	2,200	$0
#133	Ashland, NH	50	2,183	$0
#134	Ossipee, NH	50	2,131	$0
#135	Rumney, NH	50	2,130	$0
#136	Andover, NH	50	2,046	$0
#137	North Conway, NH	50	2,041	$0
#138	Newfields, NH	50	2,023	$0
#139	Newbury, NH	50	2,015	$0
#140	Troy, NH	50	2,005	$0
#141	Plainfield, NH	50	1,918	$0
#142	Holderness, NH	50	1,917	$0
#143	Effingham, NH	50	1,912	$0
#144	Hancock, NH	50	1,838	$0
#145	Cornish, NH	50	1,816	$0
#146	Greenfield, NH	50	1,730	$0
#147	Spofford, NH	50	1,726	$0
#148	Lyme, NH	50	1,710	$0
#149	Dublin, NH	50	1,666	$0
#150	Milan, NH	50	1,633	$0
#151	Tamworth, NH	50	1,618	$0
#152	Bennington, NH	50	1,588	$0
#153	Center Tuftonboro, NH	50	1,538	$0
#154	Lyndeborough, NH	50	1,531	$0
#155	Freedom, NH	50	1,494	$0
#156	Wilmot, NH	50	1,487	$0
#157	Salisbury, NH	50	1,468	$0
#158	Madison, NH	50	1,465	$0
#159	Lincoln, NH	50	1,461	$0
#160	Danbury, NH	50	1,451	$0
#161	Gilmanton Iron Works, NH	50	1,451	$0
#162	Woodsville, NH	50	1,422	$0
#163	Franconia, NH	50	1,402	$0
#164	East Wakefield, NH	50	1,381	$0
#165	Contoocook, NH	50	1,376	$0
#166	Temple, NH	50	1,363	$0
#167	Grafton, NH	50	1,354	$0
#168	Sanbornville, NH	50	1,317	$0
#169	West Chesterfield, NH	50	1,315	$0
#170	North Stratford, NH	50	1,297	$0
#171	Orford, NH	50	1,295	$0
#172	Washington, NH	50	1,224	$0
#173	West Swanzey, NH	50	1,188	$0
#174	Intervale, NH	50	1,173	$0
#175	Barnstead, NH	50	1,160	$0
#176	Hebron, NH	50	1,150	$0
#177	Etna, NH	50	1,116	$0
#178	Bartlett, NH	50	1,116	$0
#179	Bath, NH	50	1,097	$0
#180	Pike, NH	50	1,071	$0
#181	Chocorua, NH	50	1,066	$0
#182	Pittsburg, NH	50	1,054	$0
#183	Wentworth, NH	50	1,052	$0
#184	Goshen, NH	50	1,042	$0
#185	Jefferson, NH	50	1,013	$0
#186	Center Harbor, NH	50	1,005	$0
#187	Silver Lake, NH	50	1,005	$0
#188	Seabrook Beach, NH	50	1,001	$0
#189	Glen, NH	50	983	$0
#190	North Sutton, NH	50	976	$0
#191	Hill, NH	50	952	$0
#192	Lempster, NH	50	907	$0
#193	Stoddard, NH	50	902	$0
#194	Jackson, NH	50	897	$0
#195	Springfield, NH	50	890	$0
#196	Harrisville, NH	50	885	$0
#197	Warren, NH	50	878	$0
#198	Piermont, NH	50	868	$0
#199	Marlow, NH	50	855	$0
#200	Groveton, NH	50	834	$0
#201	New Castle, NH	50	827	$0
#202	Nelson, NH	50	802	$0
#203	Monroe, NH	50	786	$0
#204	North Haverhill, NH	50	728	$0
#205	Gilsum, NH	50	716	$0
#206	Sullivan, NH	50	687	$0
#207	Sugar Hill, NH	50	658	$0
#208	Mirror Lake, NH	50	656	$0
#209	Twin Mountain, NH	50	648	$0
#210	Meriden, NH	50	604	$0
#211	Ashuelot, NH	50	593	$0
#212	Center Ossipee, NH	50	583	$0
#213	Chesterfield, NH	50	581	$0
#214	North Walpole, NH	50	513	$0
#215	Haverhill, NH	50	513	$0
#216	Eaton Center, NH	50	501	$0
#217	Klondike Corner, NH	50	488	$0
#218	Randolph, NH	50	465	$0
#219	North Woodstock, NH	50	447	$0
#220	Errol, NH	50	431	$0
#221	Georges Mills, NH	50	397	$0
#222	Acworth, NH	50	382	$0
#223	South Acworth, NH	50	368	$0
#224	South Sutton, NH	50	361	$0
#225	Rye Beach, NH	50	356	$0
#226	Mountain Lakes, NH	50	354	$0
#227	Melvin Village, NH	50	324	$0
#228	West Stewartstown, NH	50	312	$0
#229	Waterville Valley, NH	50	290	$0
#230	North Sandwich, NH	50	252	$0
#231	New Boston, NH	50	245	$0
#232	South Tamworth, NH	50	233	$0
#233	Suissevale, NH	50	230	$0
#234	West Ossipee, NH	50	164	$0
#235	Elkins, NH	50	156	$0
#236	Francestown, NH	50	133	$0
#237	Union, NH	50	131	$0
#238	Center Sandwich, NH	50	101	$0
#239	Blodgett Landing, NH	50	100	$0
#240	East Andover, NH	50	89	$0
#241	Kearsarge, NH	50	87	$0
#242	Milton Mills, NH	50	72	$0
#243	Woodstock, NH	50	72	$0
#244	Glencliff, NH	50	64	$0
#245	Bretton Woods, NH	50	11	$0
#246	Wonalancet, NH	50	8	$0

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