New Hampshire

New Hampshire has a population of 1,409,032 across 10 counties, a median home price of $522,944, and a median household income of $99,782.

Home price
$522,944
Income
$99,782
Cost of living
111.4
Income tax
0.00%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$522,944
Median gross rent$1,488
Median year homes here were built1979
Share of homes built before 198051.5%
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.2%
Share of homes that are vacant14.3%
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.8%
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use10.1%
Typical monthly rent$2,184
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,931
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,476
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,407
Home insurance / yr$1,300

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living111.4
Median household income$99,782
Family health premium / yr$26,119
Infant childcare / yr$17,364
Regular gas price / gal$4.002
Poverty rate7.2%

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home16.0%
Unemployment rate2.9%
Share of adults in the labor force66.3%
Share of workers who are self-employed6.2%
Share of workers employed by government13.1%
Share of workers in the largest industry24.5%
Economic output per resident$85,554

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.50%
Top state income tax0.00%
Capital gains tax0.00%
Combined sales tax0.00%

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time27.5 min
Miles to nearest airport with airline service19 mi
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport529909
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.8 mi
Airports with airline service located here3
General aviation airfields located here21
Passenger train stations and the railway network4
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station21 mi
Households without a vehicle5.3%
Traffic deaths22.4
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.0

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher41.5%
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher95.0%
Public schools in the county498
Public school enrollment162644
Students per full-time teacher11.4
Free lunch eligible23.7%
Elementary schools285
Middle schools97
High schools76
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above17
Two-year institutions8
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution10 mi

Health

Primary care physicians87
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county28
Hospitals here with an emergency department26
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3
Fine particulate matter5.2 µg
Without health insurance5.3%
Adults who were food insecure in the past year9.5%
Adults who received food assistance in the past year6.5%
Frequent mental distress15.8%
No leisure-time physical activity19.5%
Diagnosed diabetes9.7%

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population1,409,032
Land area in square miles8,956
People per square mile of land156.0
Supermarkets and grocery stores240
Convenience stores239
Share living far from a food store22.6%
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract9.0%
Population change since 2020+2.7%
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2
Median age43.6 yrs
Share of residents under 1818.2%
Share of residents 65 and over20.1%
Share of households that are one person27.7%
Share of residents born outside the United States6.1%
Second languages8.0%
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls27.1%
Congregations per 100,000 residents76
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents5
Households that moved in42,644
Households that moved away40,597
Average income of arriving households$99,174
Average income of departing households$85,873
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8
Housing units authorised in the latest year5,030
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings34.8%
Violent crime rate110

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature46.7°F
Annual precipitation40.2 in
Annual snowfall50.6 in
Average daily solar energy3.78 kWh/m²
Days reaching 90°F12 days
Days at or below freezing154 days

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6a
Frost-free days160 days

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$168
Electric utilities serving this county3
Electricity price per kWh26.1¢
Household electricity use643 kWh
Residential natural gas price$21.43
Homes heated by electricity11.1%
Homes heated by utility gas21.4%
Homes heated by propane19.2%
Homes heated by fuel oil39.5%
Homes heated by wood5.8%
Households with broadband95.3%

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk85.5
Coastal flood risk25.5
Drought risk49.8
Landslide risk78.5
Hail risk35.9
Earthquake risk78.2
Tornado risk59.5
Tropical cyclone risk84.3
Extreme heat risk61.2
Winter weather risk74.6
Strong wind risk61.8
Wildfire risk45.2

Sports

Major pro teams based here0
NFL teams based here0
NBA teams based here0
MLB teams based here0
NHL teams based here0
MLS soccer teams based here0
Top-division college football teams0
Second-tier college football teams2
Affiliated minor league baseball teams1
AHL teams based here0
ECHL teams based here0

All 10 counties in New Hampshire

Largest first. Each has its own page with full data.

Every figure here is sourced and dated — see methodology.