Atkinson makes New Hampshire’s top 10 on 3 lists
Atkinson is ranked on 39 lists against the 126 New Hampshire towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 3 and the top quarter on 10.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every NH town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Atkinson marked.
Atkinson out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Older than 98% of New Hampshire
Not better or worse, just Atkinson’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 25 for cheap rent
Lists where Atkinson sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Atkinson lands in the top half on 22 of 25 lists
Each dot is Atkinson’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NH, the right end is last. Areas where Atkinson does best come first.
Where Atkinson lands in every NH ranking
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Safety
Safest#1 Deerfield · 2.1
#3 Health
Healthiest#1 Hanover · 99 / 100
#27
Lowest obesity#1 Hanover · 21%
#38
Fewest smokers#1 New London · 6%
#15
Most active#1 Hanover · 14%
#35
Fewest uninsured#1 Stratham · 4%
#7
Lowest depression#1 Bedford · 20%
#6
Closest to a top hospital#1 Nashua · 0.5 mi
#43 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Bartlett · 66.5%
#58
Most trails#1 Exeter · 3.1 mi / sq mi
#28
Most walkable#1 Nashua · 91.8 / sq mi
#14 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Gilford · 11.3 per resident
#22
Most library borrowing#1 Hanover · 18.8 per resident
#39
Best libraries for kids#1 Sunapee · 45.4 per child
#41 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Bartlett · 62%
#84
Most new homes#1 Tuftonboro · 15.3 per 1,000
#43
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Walpole · +101.6%
#101
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Grantham · 8.6 per home
#52 People
Most educated#1 Hanover · 88.2%
#47
Youngest#1 Durham · 20.8
#123
Oldest#1 Moultonborough · 58.3
#4
Most residents 65+#1 New London · 37.5%
#22
Most kids#1 New Ipswich · 29.9%
#105 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Berlin · 1.3 yrs
#115
Cheapest rent#1 New Hampton · $749/mo
#26
Lowest property tax#1 Bartlett · $2,512/yr
#73
Rent easiest to afford#1 Peterborough · 29.2%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Lebanon · 14 min
#71 
The number on the right is Atkinson’s spot. All of New Hampshire’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every NH list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.