Berlin is #1 in New Hampshire for affordability
Berlin is ranked on 39 lists against the 126 New Hampshire towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 6 and the top quarter on 5.
Berlin is on New Hampshire’s podium 3 times
Each list ranks every NH town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Berlin marked.
Cooler summers than 99% of New Hampshire
Not better or worse, just Berlin’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 3 for low property taxes
Lists where Berlin sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Berlin lands in the top half on 7 of 25 lists
Each dot is Berlin’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NH, the right end is last. Areas where Berlin does best come first.
Berlin out-ranks 0 of its 1 ranked neighbors
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.
Where Berlin 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.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Berlin · 1.3 yrs
#1
Cheapest rent#1 New Hampton · $749/mo
#2
Lowest property tax#1 Bartlett · $2,512/yr
#4
Rent easiest to afford#1 Peterborough · 29.2%
#6 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Lebanon · 14 min
#6 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Bartlett · 66.5%
#2
Most trails#1 Exeter · 3.1 mi / sq mi
#81
Most walkable#1 Nashua · 91.8 / sq mi
#70 Health
Healthiest#1 Hanover · 99 / 100
#126
Lowest obesity#1 Hanover · 21%
#126
Fewest smokers#1 New London · 6%
#126
Most active#1 Hanover · 14%
#126
Fewest uninsured#1 Stratham · 4%
#126
Lowest depression#1 Bedford · 20%
#44
Closest to a top hospital#1 Nashua · 0.5 mi
#125 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Gilford · 11.3 per resident
#107
Most library borrowing#1 Hanover · 18.8 per resident
#116
Best libraries for kids#1 Sunapee · 45.4 per child
#104 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Bartlett · 62%
#76
Most new homes#1 Tuftonboro · 15.3 per 1,000
#118
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Walpole · +101.6%
#4
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Grantham · 8.6 per home
People
Most educated#1 Hanover · 88.2%
#124
Youngest#1 Durham · 20.8
#63
Oldest#1 Moultonborough · 58.3
#65
Most residents 65+#1 New London · 37.5%
#65
Most kids#1 New Ipswich · 29.9%
#83 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Bartlett · 136 in
#7
Least snow#1 Dover · 39 in
#119
Mildest winters#1 Seabrook · 17.6°
#124
Hottest summers#1 Litchfield · 84.0°
#125
Coolest summers#1 Bartlett · 76.8°
#2
Longest growing season#1 Laconia · 170 days
#113
Wettest#1 Bartlett · 60 in
#109 Safety
Safest#1 Deerfield · 2.1
The number on the right is Berlin’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.