Cost of living in New Hampshire

New Hampshire at a glance

Median rent

$1,491

Census ACS, B25064, monthly

Median household income

$99,031

Census ACS, B19013, yearly

Median home value

$402,500

Census ACS, B25077

Median property tax bill

$6,667

Census ACS, B25103, yearly, current owners

Mean commute

27 min

Census ACS, DP03, one way

Unemployment

3.3%

Census ACS, DP03

New Hampshire's own published state rows, never an average of its counties. Prices overall run 4% above the national average (BEA regional price parity, 2024).

Figures from the 2024 release of the Census American Community Survey, checked September 2026. Health, hazard and price-level readings name their own release beside them.

The three most populous counties in New Hampshire

These are the most populous places in New Hampshire, not a match to you. Set what matters to you on Find your fit and this becomes your three closest matches here. Made-up answers work too. This is a tool, not a survey.

• Hillsborough County

  Population

  426K

  Rent

  $1,623

  Household income

  $103,545

  Prop. tax (yearly)

  $6,999

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• Rockingham County

  Population

  319K

  Rent

  $1,687

  Household income

  $118,331

  Prop. tax (yearly)

  $7,839

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• Merrimack County

  Population

  156K

  Rent

  $1,360

  Household income

  $97,004

  Prop. tax (yearly)

  $6,783

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New Hampshire, worth the trip

Ratified the Constitution on June 21, 1788, as the ninth state. Dover, Portsmouth, Exeter and Hampton were the main early settlements in a region that the colonial government of Massachusetts administered from 1641 to 1679. New Hampshire's vote in 1788 was decisive in securing ratification of the Constitution.

• Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park

  The home, studio and bronze sculptures of Augustus Saint-Gaudens.

• White Mountain National Forest

  Mountain hardwood forests, alpine peaks, clear lakes and streams.

• Franconia Notch State Park

  A mountain pass with the Flume Gorge, Echo Lake, Cannon Mountain and access to the Appalachian Trail.

History: Encyclopaedia Britannica. Each place links to the page of the agency that looks after it.

Property tax in New Hampshire

Current owners in New Hampshire pay a median 1.66% of home value a year in property tax. Example: $6,667 a year, the median bill. By county, the median bill runs from $3,579 in Coos County to $7,839 in Rockingham County. These are bills that current owners pay, as the Census measures them. Each county's own figure is in the table below.

Health in New Hampshire

Life expectancy

78.9 yrs

County Health Rankings, from CDC NCHS vital statistics

No health insurance

6.2%

County Health Rankings, from Census SAHIE, people under 65

Poor or fair health

14.4%

County Health Rankings, from CDC BRFSS. Modeled, not counted

Injury deaths per 100K people

89

County Health Rankings, from CDC NCHS, counted deaths

Each is the figure County Health Rankings publishes for New Hampshire as a whole, never an average of its counties. Each county's own health readings are on its page.

Natural hazards in New Hampshire

Expected yearly loss, statewide

$462M

All natural hazards, an average year. Larger states lose more

Building loss rate

$1.51

Per $1,000 of building value, each year. Fair to compare between states

Costliest hazard

Inland flooding

$314M of the expected yearly loss, the largest share of any hazard FEMA assesses

Air quality

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The EPA publishes air quality by county and metro area, never by state. It is on each county's page

FEMA publishes a risk score for counties and none for states, so none is shown here. Each county's score is on its own page.

Side by side

Hillsborough County, NH is the largest county here. Set it beside another place, reading by reading.

All 10 counties in New Hampshire

Each has its published readings on its own page. Press a column to sort by it. Pick one, or open the map to see them shaded side by side.

Household income, home value and population are on each county's own page, and in this table on a wider screen.

Where these numbers come from

Each reading is the published figure, not an estimate. A dash means the source did not publish one, or published one too uncertain to print.

• State figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 20245-year estimates, the state's own row (tables B25064, B19013, B25077, B25103, B01003, DP03).
• County figures: the same survey, each county's own row, as on every county page.
• Price level: Bureau of Economic Analysis, regional price parities, 2024, all items, state-level.
• Health: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, the state's own row. Poor or fair health is a modeled estimate from CDC survey data. The other three are counted or calculated.
• Natural hazards: FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025, state table, expected annual loss. This product uses FEMA data but is not endorsed by FEMA.
• Air quality has no state figure: the EPA publishes it by county and metro area only.
• Photographs: Wikimedia Commons and the county photo feed, each credited to its photographer under its own licence, beneath the picture.