Rockingham County, New Hampshire

Rockingham County has a population of 319,082 and has grown 3.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $497,500, about 4.2 times the county's median household income of $118,331.

Home price
$497,500
Income
$118,331
Population
319,082
Unemployment
3.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$497,500county
Median gross rent$1,687county
Median year homes here were built1983county
Share of homes built before 198044.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant7.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.9%county
Typical monthly rent$2,563county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$2,270county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,730county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,722county
Home insurance / yr$1,300(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living111.4(statewide)
Median household income$118,331county
Family health premium / yr$26,119(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,364(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.002(statewide)
Poverty rate4.8%county

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 home19.4%county
Unemployment rate3.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force67.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.1%county
Share of workers employed by government12.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.2%county
Economic output per resident$102,374county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.58%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax0.00%(statewide)

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 time28.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service17 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport633257county
Miles to nearest general aviation field14 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station8.0 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.1%county
Traffic deaths21.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.0(statewide)

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 higher45.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher96.1%county
Public schools in the county93county
Public school enrollment40266county
Students per full-time teacher11.6county
Free lunch eligible13.0%county
Elementary schools56county
Middle schools17county
High schools11county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution12 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians79county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county4county
Hospitals here with an emergency department3county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter6.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year8.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year5.2%county
Frequent mental distress15.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity18.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes9.4%county

Place

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

Population319,082county
Land area in square miles696county
People per square mile of land459.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores43county
Convenience stores56county
Share living far from a food store38.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract8.7%county
Population change since 2020+3.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age45.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.4%county
Share of households that are one person24.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States5.2%county
Second languages6.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls28.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents54county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents6county
Households that moved in9,839county
Households that moved away9,447county
Average income of arriving households$124,180county
Average income of departing households$93,019county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes14county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1,876county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings42.8%county
Violent crime rate110(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature48.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation39.0 incounty
Annual snowfall57.1 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.85 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F14 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing146 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days173 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 28county
Average first fall frostOct 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$140county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh23.1¢county
Household electricity use608 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.43(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity11.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas17.0%county
Homes heated by propane23.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil42.2%county
Homes heated by wood3.1%county
Households with broadband95.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk89.1county
Coastal flood risk92.8county
Drought risk77.1county
Landslide risk72.0county
Hail risk35.5county
Earthquake risk87.5county
Tornado risk73.5county
Tropical cyclone risk83.8county
Extreme heat risk65.0county
Winter weather risk65.6county
Strong wind risk72.5county
Wildfire risk47.8county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Rockingham County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the New Hampshire figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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