Durham is #1 in New Hampshire for graduation rate
Durham is ranked on 38 lists against the 126 New Hampshire towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 10 and the top quarter on 13.
Durham 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 Durham marked.
Younger than 100% of New Hampshire
Not better or worse, just Durham’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 3 for fewest smokers
Lists where Durham sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Durham lands in the top half on 18 of 25 lists
Each dot is Durham’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NH, the right end is last. Areas where Durham does best come first.
Durham 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.
Where Durham 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.
People
Most educated#1 Hanover · 88.2%
#2
Youngest#1 Durham · 20.8
#1
Oldest#1 Moultonborough · 58.3
#126
Most residents 65+#1 New London · 37.5%
#124
Most kids#1 New Ipswich · 29.9%
#123 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Bartlett · 66.5%
#8
Most trails#1 Exeter · 3.1 mi / sq mi
#2
Most walkable#1 Nashua · 91.8 / sq mi
#40 Health
Healthiest#1 Hanover · 99 / 100
#68
Lowest obesity#1 Hanover · 21%
#6
Fewest smokers#1 New London · 6%
#4
Most active#1 Hanover · 14%
#8
Fewest uninsured#1 Stratham · 4%
#103
Lowest depression#1 Bedford · 20%
#126
Closest to a top hospital#1 Nashua · 0.5 mi
#29 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Lebanon · 14 min
#7 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Gilford · 11.3 per resident
#37
Most library borrowing#1 Hanover · 18.8 per resident
#49
Best libraries for kids#1 Sunapee · 45.4 per child
#10 Safety
Safest#1 Deerfield · 2.1
#22 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Berlin · 1.3 yrs
#101
Cheapest rent#1 New Hampton · $749/mo
#67
Lowest property tax#1 Bartlett · $2,512/yr
#122
Rent easiest to afford#1 Peterborough · 29.2%
The number on the right is Durham’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.