New Hampshire housing market

4 metros11 citiesData through Sep 2026
Typical home value
$511K
▲ 2.9% 1 yr
5-year change
+36%
U.S. +20%
Median city rent
$2,278/mo
11 cities
Unemployment rate
2.6%
Median household income
$112K
2025

Key takeaways

  • 1The typical home in New Hampshire is worth $510,937, up 2.9% in a year and up 36% over five years. That's the #10 most expensive of 51.
  • 2Across 11 cities with rent data, median typical rent is $2,278/mo, roughly a 5.4% gross yield on the typical home.
  • 3Median household income was $112,100 in 2025, so the typical home costs 4.6× income.
  • 4Unemployment is 2.6% (−0.6 pts in a year).

Home values

Typical home value, New Hampshire
Latest $511K
$259K$337K$415K$493K2016201920222025

Source: Zillow Research (ZHVI, ZORI and market activity data).

FHFA house price index
Latest 920
46260474688820172019202120232025

Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Quarterly, all-transactions index.

Unemployment rate, New Hampshire
Latest 2.60%
3.10%7.10%11.10%15.10%201620182020202220242026

Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

New Hampshire metro areas

New Hampshire cities

11 cities, largest first. Click a column to sort.

11 cities
Manchester$434K▲ 1.3%$2,082▲ 3.5%5.8%
Nashua$503K▲ 3.2%$2,278▲ 3.4%5.4%
Concord$448K▲ 2.5%$1,941▲ 2.5%5.2%
Derry$503K▲ 3.3%$2,263▲ 4.2%5.4%
Dover$541K▲ 1.5%$2,292▲ 2.5%5.1%
Rochester$407K▲ 3.7%$1,820▲ 1.1%5.4%
Salem$606K▲ 2.9%$2,561▲ 1.4%5.1%
Merrimack$527K▲ 3.0%$2,530▲ 5.5%5.8%
Keene$353K▲ 3.3%$1,833▲ 3.2%6.2%
Portsmouth$791K▲ 3.4%$2,963▲ 2.6%4.5%
Lebanon$460K▲ 3.3%$2,487▼ 3.1%6.5%

Data refreshed Oct 26, 2026.